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I miss Bohle (roasted yam, fish and plantains). The ones sold around Port Harcourt. |
Firefox01:O boy calm down make i post first na. ![]() |
Sparrow0:Thanks my brother. I appreciate you |
Soooo, one part of this thread I have neglected (on purpose) is the 18+ section and my "relations" with the opposite sex here in the USA. From here onwards, I shall try to sprinkle those gists into my stories (if I have the conviction to write and post). Furthermore, I'll be sharing some nuggets and thoughts about certain issues. I always try to learn from the experiences life throws at me and as such, I'd be sharing what I learn along the way. If my opinion on any of the topics I'd be posting about is entirely different from your viewpoint, you're always welcome to comment and we'll have a civil discourse. Name-calling or any of that ratchet _shit would lead to you being ignored. one love |
Sparrow0:Hustling. |
Firefox01:Gist dey. ![]() |
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Spanishmilf:I dey come im gathering my reciepts and pictures |
Danielhouston:You understand my dilemma |
Firefox01:I dey here ![]() |
derealj:Calm down. I Dey fight corona ![]() |
I left Nigeria in 2016 and hadn’t been back since then. Around December 2019, I traveled back to the country for two weeks. In this series of posts, I’ll post what I documented and what I can remember. Stay tuned. |
lilwetdick:These are great questions and I’ll reply you once I get the chance. No vex. |
One things I haven’t talked about so far, is the “hookup culture” here in the USA. I’ll make a lengthy post about it later on. Right now, it’s 6:00 am and my day has just begun. Drop your comments, I’ll try to reply when I can. One love ![]() |
Dremca:Just ignore the trolls. |
Originalsly:My four jobs offer me flexibility. I’m basically PRN at all 4 of them, I get to work when I want. I don’t need any of their full-time benefits (like health insurance) because, lucky for me, I’m covered by my mum’s health insurance. So I work based off how tough or tasking the school work each week is. If it’s too hard, I put more hours into study. If it’s the other case, I work more. So far, my formula has been working for me. I’ve kinda struck a work/school balance. I’ve had only As all through my schooling here, I’m making a conscious effort to better myself via some extracurricular school-related activities. I have a rudimentary social life, I have a couple of friends. Sex here no be anything, you can get steady knacks at anytime so that’s not a problem. The things I’m worried about are my education and my money. That’s all. How body na? Hope you’re good. |
TimD:Ah! Ups. Lemme break down my time there for you. I worked with ups for one year and a couple of months. The “earn and learn” program is a great program that covers your tuition. It has a lot of benefits in the long run but working at ups warehouse would fvck your body up. The work no be play play. The shift I was working was only scheduled for 4-5hrs daily but that’s non-stop manual labor bro with a 10 minute break. You can’t even sit down for 2 minutes in between loading trailers, your supervisors would start harassing you. Each time I get off work, I would be dreading the 40 minute drive back home cos I’d be so so sleepy. You can’t imagine the number of times I was sleep-driving and nearly crashed my car but on each occasion, I’d be jolted awake at the last second and swerve my car back onto the highway. One time I wasn’t so lucky, I swerved too late, hit a low rise curb and burst my front passenger tire. Luckily I had a spare so I changed it up and continued on my way home. I thought long and hard about my decision to quit the job. By virtue of the fact that I had worked with them for 7-8 months, they offered me great health insurance. (On paper, they only offer it to those that stay up to a year but I guess it’s 8 months). I heard from those that had been there longer than myself that the job gets sweeter the longer you stay with the company but it’s physically tasking - how much can your back handle? Over the course of the time I spent with them, each time I see people with blue vests (newly hired people), I make a mental guess as to how many days they would stay before running away . Some people quit after the first day, one Chinese boy I met quit after one week. I thought I was getting a great deal until they offered my a one week paid vacation (because I had been with the company for one year). During that week I was doing nothing at home, cos I decided to just relax. Then I remembered I had made a mental note to check out amazon warehouse job at this amazon facility 15 minutes from my house. I applied for a shift called “flex” where you get to pick up the shifts you want to work on a mobile app on your phone. I got accepted the same day (Monday) and they scheduled my interview scheduled for Wednesday so i went. After the paperwork that day, I and some other persons were assigned to a trainer. When we got to the warehouse proper, the job was nothing compared to ups. No lifting of heavy objects, all you gotta to is scan items, wrap boxes and push it onto a conveyor belt in front of you. I vex! I was like “is this all you guys do?” For $15/hour. The trainer was surprised I asked that question, he thought I found the job hard when it was the exact opposite! **sorry for my rambling. In retrospect, the Ups earn and learn program is super nice but don’t be a truck loader or unloader for too long, move your way up the ladder, try to become a supervisor (I wasn’t too lucky at that). |
Spanishmilf:I travel come yankee to get social life? I’m trying to make money and get ahead in my career bro. The “social life” can wait till I’ve made money. ![]() Who e help? |
Sammypope4all:I bin dey drink Heineken before. But now na strictly wine I Dey drink ![]() E get one sweet red wine I discover wey make sense wella. Here’s a picture
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jonaifame22:I go try ![]() |
7Alexandre:I bought it used. It had 22k miles and was listed for $18,000. The lady that owned it before had barely driven it before reselling it to a dealership so I was super lucky. I saved up some money, walked in there with one of my friends and told them I was ready to put down $10,000 cash, they were looking at me like I was joking. The cash helped me beat the price down to $16,800 then I negotiated the monthly payments down to $150 every month (to help me build my credit). |
Profitfocused:I believe It depends on your degree and school. Most times you’d have to to submit your credentials, certificate and transcripts from your school to the nursing licensing board here in the USA (most people use the California board). Then when you get approved, you sit for the NCLEX exam after which you’d be offered a nursing license to start work. But your work eligibility mostly depends on your citizenship status and immigration situation. |
lilwetdick:You’re welcome lilwetdick ![]() |
subcbouy:Na so na. Most times, after one of my cna jobs, I change up to my clothes as I’m driving to the next job. Then I’d just buy a burger or something and be eating while driving ![]() |
lilwetdick:This school offers me an easy way to where I’m going. I’m here for the two year associates degree in nursing. After which I’d start working, then transfer to a university where I can get my bachelors degree in nursing and masters from there hopefully. lilwetdick:Yup lilwetdick:Super easy, right now sef, schools have started offering me scholarships to come to their schools lilwetdick:Nah, associates degree over here holds much more weight in the labor markets than OND in Nigeria. I’d only do a 14 month course to get a bachelors degree in nursing after completing the associates degree |
Beautyaddy:I’m in school Mondays through Thursdays, no school on Friday. After school I go to one of my jobs, then get home at like 11:00 pm. On Friday’s, I work all day, 6:00 am to 10:00 pm. Saturday and Sunday, I mix my other jobs, I may do 6 hours here, 4 hours here, but I mostly spend my time at work. I read during my downtime at work. I’ve still maintained my 4/4 CGPA though. |
Electroweb:Lol I no dey shake any table my brother. I just dey live my life jejely |
FrankNetter:I heeded this advice and now I’m the Vice President of the honor society. I saved up some money and bought a car as well. Currently I’m working 4 jobs simultaneously, I quit my ups job and I’m working at Amazon now along with two nursing homes and a staffing agency. I’m also going to school, taking Microbiology and Anatomy & Physiology 2 - the last of my prerequisites for the nursing program Picture of my car below. I go try update and break down this post sha cos a lot has happened to me. One love
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Inehmesit:Thanks bro. I’m still alive � |
Clefayomide:This post made me remember something I experienced one day in class. One major thing lacking in the educational system back home is a checks and balance system for lecturers. Most Nigerian universities have a “senate” charged with dishing out disciplinary actions to erring lecturers and funny enough, it is made up of fellow lecturers who would never see anything wrong in what their colleague did. In my school here, towards the end of each semester, each student has the chance to review the lecturer and how they taught the class in general. For my biology class, the instructor came in one day with a sealed envelope and informed us that today we would be conducting a survey on her and her class. She called one person and said they should share these forms (attached below) after which another person would collect the forms, seal the envelope and submit to the administrative office for the school and then she left the class. This happened for all my classes. The good thing is it’s anonymous so the lecturer wouldn’t know who wrote what. Honestly, I feel this is a great and foolproof way to check the rot in our educational system.
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