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  Episode 3 Life after camp… I wouldn't even lie, it has been an amazing journey, narrating my NYSC experience to you, and I'm glad you have enjoyed your reading so far… Thank you for being an amazing reader! I sincerely hope that you would keep reading my works and likewise give me your feedback.  Episode 3, shall we? If there was a moment of bitterness, if there was a moment of confusion, if there was a moment where I felt alone, it was this moment, the moment that would determine how the next 365 days of my life would look like. “ God, am I not trying? Haven’t I been strong enough? Why would things be so tight like this?”   I sat down at the parade ground in tears, as I watched all corp members entering the different transportation companies that had come to pick off corpers from camp to the west, east, south and other locations in the north. If you know me personally, I'm not one to give up. But at this point, I really didn't know what to do. Apparently, my cam crus...

  MY NYSC STORY EPISODE 2  Life in camp… Life in camp was fun, amazing and beautiful. If I were asked to relive the moments again, I actually wouldn’t try it. The shege choke😂😂😂. Come with me! This episode will be longgggggg! The face of the woman who searched my bags was as hard as the mountains I mentioned in the first episode. I struggled with my loads as I proceeded to submit necessary certifications for registration.  The worst part was where we were asked to do the Covid test. I was afraid. I had been reasoning how I’d scale through this test more than how I anticipated my journey in camp. I mean, how will I sit and let them pass that needle or whatever it is, through my nose, down to my brain? I’ve heard experiences from different people whose eyes were red for days while some suffered from Catarrh. It was my turn. I sat down and leaned backwards. Within 30 seconds, we were done! The only thing I felt was a little amount of water gathering around my eyes. Nothin...

  MY NYSC STORY…. EPISODE 1 Going to camp When I was younger, there was this uniform I always admired. I accorded respect, anyone putting on this uniform. So, on a particular day, I made a promise to myself;  “Esther, give yourself time. You’d get there shortly”. Of course, it’s always easier said than done. It took me a lot of strength, determination and confidence to be here but I wouldn’t bore you with any of that. All I really want to journal here is my experience through NYSC and the lessons I have learnt. This will be an amazing ride for you especially if you haven’t gone through this phase. Let’s ride! On my convocation and certificate collection day, I got lots of questions as to where I’d love to serve. It was obviously Lagos. I took pride in my uncle who had sure connections in Abuja. ‘Arrgh! Why is this thing taking so long?’ I mumbled to myself while waiting for Batch C, Stream 2 registration. I mean, it was sad enough for me that I didn’t go with Stream 1. My only...