I had a family..

Remove head dressing for the executive director/ manager/writer /producer of the gabbyspeaks.com blog, she has been on an adventure for three weeks and now she is back. Lollll. I told you guys in the last post that I was going on a journey, had to encourage myself severally to go for it. I will explain now.

In my country Nigeria there is a scheme called the NYSC (NATIONAL YOUTH SERVICE CORPS).  It is a compulsory scheme for everyone who is a graduate from every higher Institute either in Nigeria or abroad. Its a one year program but there is a three weeks orientation program  before you start serving our nation. You are posted to any state in Nigeria to do this orientation program and also serve there  for a year.

For me I was posted to Yobe state(Northern Nigeria)  but was to camp in Bauchi because of the insurgency in Yobe. I couldn't just imagine myself in Bauchi state, I wanted badly to defer my service till the next batch but I was strongly advised to go for it. I knew I had to leave my job, my family, my friends, my blog and my space for three weeks and it was a struggle for me. I wanted badly to just abscond without reporting or even defer because I wasn't ready to let go of my precious moments.  Just the thought of it was painful.


The day I wrote that last post was the day i finally made up my mind to go. I had to do a quick shopping and got myself ready. I prayed so much that God should favour me even in an unpleasant situation like this and he did. Bauchi was the last place on the planet I ever dreamt of visiting. I asked myself severally if i was making the right decision by going. I encouraged myself severally trusting God totally to take charge.

I arrived bauchi hoping not to enjoy it, hoping to have the worst three weeks of my life but I had the opposite. My God, my I miss everything in the camp, I miss my family the OBS crew. I felt like staying back in Yobe state because I had a family that was created in three weeks. Though it was extremely cold and tough at a point am glad I went.

Yobe state is seen as a dangerous place because of the Boko Haram activities going on there.  According to people who live in Yobe state its a peaceful place now. Most of us including myself redeployed back to places of our choice except Abuja and Lagos. Some people stayed back especially those who God has called on a mission to Yobe state.

I documented my stay in Bauchi so will be uploading the video on YouTube. Make sure you subscribe people. I have a filled up Saturday and I will definitely have fun. Have fun too.