Home Sweet Home! There’s No Place Like Home!

Today is exactly a week and half since I got back home. It’s been really intense meeting up with old relatives and friends that I saw last about a year and half ago. Things did not change as much as I expected, things looked very much like I was never away for 14 months. In Lagos the prize of every thing almost doubled, it was really shocking for me, besides Lagos things looked very much the same in Owerri and Nsukka, I guess it’s been the same in Abuja, I’ll be heading to Abuja over the weekend. I feel very much like I have been home, surprisingly no Italian feeling J

It feels really nice with everybody coming around to see me; there is this feeling of importance that comes with it. In my University, it was overwhelming. Like I expected, I kept on buying drinks for old friends, I expected it so I was prepared. Actually this era was extremely short-lived because just after my arrival, most final years finished their final exams so the reason for asking for drink now changed from ‘’Chike you came back from International MC in Italy’’ to ‘’You Just graduated’’ you are now a super lion (as people who graduated from my University are addressed) you have a B.Sc Nig or B.Eng Nig (a title no other University in Nigeria can offer… really prestigious), so I turned from the person offering the drinks to the person accepting the drinks, that’s one good thing about Nigeria, the drinks will always come around, even if you do not have the money, the people seem to have a perfect understanding of this.

This evening it felt really good sitting around and having beer with so many University friends. It brought so many University memories back. There were fresh graduates, people who just finished the compulsory Youth service corps, and others who just came out from an extremely stressful exam period.

It appeared that AIESEC in Nsukka (my LC which is the newest LC (came up from the splitting of Old AIESEC Enugu LC) has been recruiting both goats, chickens and human beings, every guy or girl that came around was introduced to me as an AIESECer with the usual funny name like AIESECer Fungus or Bat or Aziza (Broom Stick) it also reminded me of the old tradition in my LC of giving funny names to individuals as their AIESEC names, anyway these names always depicted something about the individual in question. For instance I am AIESECer Bomboy (which is something like baby boy) you can figure out why I have this name yourself. They were always introduced to me, as ‘this is 5 Star General Bomchiano!’ From the look on their faces, I bet they’ve heard a lot about me, it appears that I have become an important element for AIESEC Positioning in my LC. That feels really good J

Th eEpilogue...

Willkommen Malpensa zum internationalen Flughafen... I kinda heard this announcement by the croaky voiced Pilot despite being asleep, after 2 visits to Germany I can now understand this one German sentence, It actually brought a lot of memories pouring out. I immediately remembered the day I arrived Italy. I also thought that in less than 24hours I will hear a similar announcement but this time not 'Malpensa International Airport' but 'Murtala Mohammed International airport'!

Yes! I never felt so happy about this before, but I am extremely joyed by the fact that I'll be heading home after my 13 month sojourn in Italy.
In as much as I am happy, I am equally sad, I am about to conclude the most remarkable Chapter(so far) of my Life! This reminded me of the 5 exceptional individuals who were with me althrough these 13 months or maybe 12.This is an Adieu going out to you all, you now have an indelible part in my heart. I remember each of you for a particular thing about you!

OGA
Nice guy, really intelligent and extremely Generous, you were like a brother man!You always watched out for me.




Onye Mmuta
I guess I've told you this before, but I really admire your absolute Openness/bluntness in communication and importantly your Charisma, I guess AIESEC Italia made one of the best decisions when they chose you to lead them.


Kirigbo
You remind me so much of my Eldest Brother, I still clearly remember the day we got stuck in the elevator, the other guys panicked, you did not, I did not too,I knew that you will always find a way out. You know some people watch things happen while some others make things happen, you make things happen Man!

Agu!
You were like a Sister, my troubles were yours, you were always there to give some emotional support! It's Kinda strange because I had a hard time with you in the begining,It kinda agrees with the saying that 'Good soups cost a lot' I appreciate every bit of it, I really hope that we can stay close to each other.

Ego Adiro
It's Kinda funny, your level of english is the lowest in the Team, but I learnt Italian most from you. I still have the Post It of your Telephone Lesson.I'm really happy that we were finally able to connect despite the Language barrier



Like the Spanishs say, 'Mi Casa E Su Casa',I'll be more than Glad to have any of you in Nigeria or any part of the world where you can catch me!


I do not even remember exactly what home will look like, anyway,I'll find that out in some hours time! And about the Next Chapter....Please Stay Tuned!