So here I am still surviving in the land of beauty and sun, Adamawa. I was going to write a rundown of each day as it went but I’m just going to list a few virtues and traits that have helped me and probably most people in this camp and relate it to my most interesting experiences.
Smartness: Remember I said I joined the OBS in my last post? Yeah, it’s been greattt đ. Yes, I write captions for some of our IG posts (nysc.adamawa, if you’re interested đ) and arrange chairs (which is honestly stressful cos it’s always scattered đ) with the rest of the crew because apparently OBS is in charge of venue as well but apart from those, I’m pretty much useless đ. I sit around, laugh and play with fun people, skip parades and prevent my skin from getting burnt đ and charge my phone for freee (it’s 50 naira in the mammy market) đ.
Patience: I remember this one time I went to the tap to get water. This female saw me waiting for the girl fetching water to be done so I’ll get water yet she puts her bucket. I removed hers and put mine cos she must be insane or blind; I didn’t care which đ. She removed mine and put hers again and as I was about to lash her with my tongue, she told me she only needed a little water and I shouldn’t be angry. Damn, it pained me because the annoyance had built and I couldn’t let it out after the somewhat apology. So annoying đ¤; people should be letting me vent before apologizing ah.
Adaptation: I like to think of myself as someone who adapts to situations really fast and I am really but waking up early is not my thing especially by 3 and 4am đ. Our life is regimented by a bugle (if I hear those nonsense noises from anyone after I leave this camp ehn đ¤) and whistles but that’s not even the problem. The problem is I don’t know how to wake up early đ because we sleep by like 10:30, 11pm. Waking up by 3 or 4am because of the queue at the bathroom and because parade is by 5am is exhausting fo’real âšī¸. If I didn’t have my two friends (shout out to Motunrayo and Ademidun đ đ), I’d be a smelly mess, lol.
Also we have pit toilets here which personally, I feel is the best type of toilet đ. If you remember ‘Five things you’re probably doing wrong’, squatting helps to increase the functionality of the bowel and a pit toilet gives you exactly that đ. Also, they’re really easy to clean and the ones here are usually always clean. A lot of people complained about the toilets and got little buckets they turned into potties but I’m actually enjoying the toilets đ.
Plus we don’t have lockers or anything. Before I got here, I thought ‘There’ll definitely be lockers or something. Definitely definitely’. Wrong. There’s nothing. We live out of our boxes. If you’ve ever lived out of your box, you should know how extremely annoying it is. I couldn’t manage at first because it had been a while but after a couple days, I was good. Fast adapter đ.
Wise spending: Honestly camp is a place where money leaves you fast especially if you don’t eat the kitchen food or you’re partial to alcohol đ. Before the week ended, I’d finished close to 10k; if you ask me what I used the money for, I promise I can’t tell you. So after that mighty money slapping shock, I became smarter and began checking my spending. I’m broke at the moment but I did try to spend wisely đ.
I would have written a lot more but at this moment, I can’t remember a lot because this Adamawa camp has been sucking my memory đ. So please manage my little write-up, babiesss.
Until my next blog post, I remain Seun, the corper đđ. Don’t forget to like, comment, share and most importantly enjoy đ.
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