No matter where you find yourself, there comes
that moment where you have to go to your roots
for the first time after leaving. This journey
mostly is full of excitement since one is eager to
see family and old friends. It could also be a
moment of a reality check when one realises the changes that have taken place after all the years. This reunion brings joy and happiness to both
sides when it finally happens.

1. You ask For Directions To Family
House

Most people who visit their hometowns after years in the city end up seeking directions to their family homes when it dawns on them the changes that have taken place after they left. This normally happens because they want to surprise their families so they do not inform them of their visit.

2. Everyone Stares At You

Once you arrive home from the city, your clothes and demeanor gives you away as a stranger and you get everyone staring at you. If you go with a car, you might cause a few stares because they know you’re a stranger. It can get quite frustrating though having eyes follow you all over the place.

3. Parents Unofficially Announce
Your Arrival

Once you get home, your parents and siblings if
any will burst out with joy. To prove that their
child has gone to the city and returned home
looking good, they make a lot of noise out of
excitement which attracts neighbors. Once you
settle down, you might have your parents inform other people about your visit. Day in day out, they inform more people about your visit

I concur ,

4. You’re Taken To Greet Other
Family Members and Friends

This is more like a tradition, you’ll have your
parents take you to other family members to
greet them and also for them to introduce you to them as their child who has been in the city. Even if these family members know you, you’re still introduced to them because it’s been years. It also gives your parents an opportunity to show off a bit.

5. You Get A Big Bowl Of Fufu Or A
Local Dish


Once you’re home, you’re guaranteed a big
bowl of fufu or a local dish in your hometown.
This is a way of welcoming you back home.

6. Family Time Where You Talk Of
City Life

This is the most important part where you sit with the family after eating your food and you tell them about your life in the city. They ask all the questions and you provide all the answers. You tell them everything that happened from the day you landed in the city, where you stayed, what has been going on and what you do currently.

7. Everyone Comes To Get Their
Share Of Presents Or Money


This is the most important part where you sit with the family after eating your food and you tell them about your life in the city. They ask all the questions and you provide all the answers. You tell them everything that happened from the day you landed in the city, where you stayed, what has been going on and what you do currently.

Aiholi:
5. You Get A Big Bowl Of Fufu Or A
Local Dish


Once you’re home, you’re guaranteed a big
bowl of fufu or a local dish in your hometown.
This is a way of welcoming you back home.

With a big chicken specially crucified for ur sake

8. Discussions On Marriage With
Parents


The joy of every parent is to see their child
married so after many years, once you get back
home, the conversation after the one with the
whole family, now shifts to your marital life
where your parents tell you how old you’re
getting and the need to settle down with somebody.
For the guys, they sometimes tell you that if you don’t have anyone in mind, they can find you a nice, respectful girl from the town tomarry.

9. That One Sibling Who Wants To
Leave With You(Especially when you stay in Lagos)


Once you come back home, there’s always that one sibling who after seeing you, feels his/her life could also be transformed in the city so will like to leave with you. They make it clear to you that they’ll go with you when you’re going back and that’s it. They’ll pack and wait for the grand exit even if it doesn’t happen at the end.

10. That Old friend Who Won’t Let
You Have Peace


You were friends before you left for the city.Once you get back home and they get to know that you’re in town, they come rushing to your
family home. From this moment, it’s a “stick to me like glue time”. They’ll never leave you
alone or let you have some peace. From questions to asking for assistance and wanting to also come to the city. If you stay a couple of days, this friend will always show up in your family home each day.

I will relate when I visit my hometown again

LOL. I can relate. Number 2, 4 and 5. 4 can be so annoying

If you are on this thread and you are guilty of No. 1, you should be very very ashamed of yourself.

I don't see how much change can happen within a year that can make someone forget the way home, that is, if you have determined to visit at least once a year.

Personally, whenever I visit, I always provisioned for a standby bike that I ride with a local friend, armed with Here Map or Google Map (offline mode fully downloaded), round the area

ReneeNuttall:
With a big chicken specially crucified for ur sake

Seems u recently went to d villa....

Geestarry:
LOL. I can relate. Number 2, 4 and 5. 4 can be so annoying

Especially 2and4

So guilty of all.. Can't forget that year I wrote putme in the east and had to travel to my maternal village alone after eight years. Heck! Coman see laughter after a good samaritan took me home..

Aiholi:



Seems u recently went to d villa....

Yh,a couple of months ago

ChemicalReaction:
So guilty of all.. Can't forget that year I wrote putme in the east and had to travel to my maternal village alone after eight years. Heck! Coman see laughter after a good samaritan took me home..

Sure u had a nice Experience

K

ITbomb:
If you are on this thread and you are guilty of No. 1, you should be very very ashamed of yourself.

I don't see how much change can happen within a year that can make someone forget the way home, that is, if you have determined to visit at least once a year.

Personally, whenever I visit, I always provisioned for a standby bike that I ride with a local friend, armed with Here Map or Google Map (offline mode fully downloaded), round the area

So ur village is on Google Map....

Aiholi:



So ur village is on Google Map....

The logic is, just mark your start point, however you turn, you will know which direction is facing home