My journey of self discovery: Embracing my true calling

My journey began with me realizing that I had to take good care of myself in the absence of my parents at the age of nine. ” What a lovely place, the environment is so beautiful” I soliloquized. This were the words that ran through my overexcited mind as I entered into the school compound. I was to live as a boarder in Federal Government Girls’ College Umuahia. I was elated and carried away with the new environment where I saw many other students,that bidding my parents a bye did not occur to me. Being a jovial and outgoing personality, I made friends and associated with ease. When it dawned on me that I had to take care of myself was the morning of the next day; seeing others already dressed in their uniforms meanwhile I was just awakening from sleep amazed me. Though it was a tough experience during my junior secondary, it became a bit rosy in my senior secondary and I scaled through.

Morever, having spent the nine years of my life in the eastern heartland of Nigeria; The serenity and communal living of the people there,made life seem like a bed of roses to me. That was a period I seem not to forget, its memories are like yesterday, still been reflected whenever I see children.
Remembering those days when my dream was to become a gynecologist, here I am today proudly studying mass communication and doing well. The journey of how I began to study mass communication was funny. Who would have thought, that Chioma, the light-skinned complexioned intelligent girl, whom was zeeled to study gynecologist would have been seen studying mass communication today.
“Mbieri people like to consume rats always” those were the exact words people would always tell me whenever I told where I come from. I was always shy and sometimes would engage in an argument with them each time they told me that. Though it might trigger my anger but I would always avoid picking up a fight considering the fact that I am a Christian.
I am grateful to God for the experiences I have gotten through out the eighteen years journey of my life that have shaped me into the person I am today. Making the decision of becoming a communicator is one of the greatest decision I have taken.

By: Nwokejiezi Chioma Emmanuella