Sumer 2010

2010 was said to be the year of new beginings by many of my friends and family; they were right. June 4th marked the end of my life in Abuja, Nigeria; with me graduating and moving back to Europe after 18 long years.

This summer is a summer of change. Supposedly at this point in time I have to be preparing myself for my life in Heidelberg, Germany. By September I am supposed to learn how to make wise decisions, be an adult, and survive (as Nigerians would say). Sure I will be living in a new environment with new people, with more responsibilities, but to me it is more or less the same as it was before; only difference is that I will be alone.

So far this is the second month of summer, and I have to say I'm not enjoying it. Although I have been doing lots of house work to keep myself busy. Chores have become so common that it's a daily routine for me. Not like back home where I almost never did any chores. I wake up, take a shower, check my mail, wash any dishes, vacuum, scrub the bathrooms. The only thing I'm not used to is opening the fridge and finding it empty. But this a change, a good change because I'm learning how things work with out parents so in college I won't make many mistakes.

Right now my biggest concern is making the rest of my summer fun. That's why I have planned to first buy a new TV to be able to play my ps3. Then getting out of the house more often would be the second step. But the problem is, everytime I'm in the city I feel like a tourist because I don't know anyone and don't know many places. I'm more or less a foreigner in my own country, in my home town.
Living here with very little friends also makes it boring, and they are still in school which doubles the boredom.

I still have the rest of this month and August. I need a plan, and it needs to work out. The Summer of 2010 is not meant to be boring but fun!