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Samantha124:
I also don't like birthday celebrations and the idea of people posting me on their statuses because I may not even view them.

I feel like going into hiding whenever that day approaches because I really hate being the center of attention..🤦🤦🤦

On this, you're my female version, and replica

LagBae:
Hi, please I need more info on this, where can I chat you up?

Hello. You can send a DM

blacksam01:
@Op, is it true that the US national flag hangs around places (public and private) more often than any other country on earth..?

i just saw one in the airport..?

Yes, Americans tend to hoist their flags in anywhere possible and public facilities.

EZENDIZUOGU:
Did i hear you say your landlady, guys dont get me wrong

Lol. Not what you think. Senior citizens here give part of their houses to International grad students for rent.

GboyegaD:
Check your ticket again to see when boarding ends because once the door is closed, they can't open it for anyone to come in.
Hope you were placed on another flight for free? I guess I have missed too many flights to be bothered about missing flights provided they are domestic as I am sure they would put me on the next flight (waiting list). But I wouldn't want to miss a Frontier flight since they don't go to all their destinations daily.

One incident I will never forget because I had to pay for another flight was those days Arik Air flies Lagos-New York direct. It was 2013 and I was going to Canada through New York. I had flown Arik Air from JFK to Lagos when returning from the US and the flight door was closed at 12 noon for a 12:15pm flight so I felt they were always consistent not knowing they are only consistent on the JFK-LOS trip.

I booked Delta Airline for 4 hours past our arrival time at New York and behold, on the day I was to fly back to JFK, boarding was to start from 10:50pm and we did not start boarding until 11:50pm. I slept off before takeoff only to wake up around 3:50am and realized we were still in LOS. They said they were waiting for the various flights bringing passengers from other neighboring countries. We eventually left around 5am.

Getting to JFK, I ran to the Delta Stand and was told since I didn't buy the tickets together, it was a case of no show and I have to book a new flight and it was going to cost me about a thousand since I was flying same day however, they could take to me Salt Lake City for free but the SLC-YYC leg, I need to book.

While waiting to board the SLC ticket, I stopped by a computer shop (more or less a business center with a cyber cafe in it) in JFK and paid to browse. I decided to check flights directly from JFK-YYC and luckily, I got one from LGA-YYC on United for about $263 with a stopover in Denver, my best stopover airport because of the free calls you can make to anywhere in the world with a 10minute limit (I repeat the calls and once 10minutes is over, I call again). Thinking of this experience now, I can laugh however, back then, it was a big pain for me.

No, I paid fully for another flight. No refund was given.

Funny experiences you've had boss

OkanlawonB:
However unpleasant an experience it may be, missing one`s flight may occur for different reasons. I had such experience on two occasions.
The first was in 2007 i missed my Ryanair flight from London Stansted to Mainland Europe( Austria). I underestimated the time of accessing the Stansted Airport from London Victoria. On getting to Stansted Airport, it was already too late to Board. Luckily there was another Ryanair flight hours later in the day going to Austria but a different City. I had no choice but the buy this expensive ticket.
On the second occasion in 2012, i was scheduled to take a KLM flight back to Europe from Nigeria. I ought to have flew a day earlier but i never realized this until a i had a second look at my ticket to get ready for my flight later in the night and it dawned on me that i have missed my flight a day earlier (a case of No Show). I went to the KLM Office at MMA , I only had to pay some additional fee (Ticket was rebookable) but need not buy a new ticket. I was able to get a seat that day. Confusing dates of over nights flights, so check and recheck overnight flight dates.

Most often than not, I thought passengers on international flights usually get rescheduled free of charge, at later date. Interesting experience.

funshint:
It doesn't matter if you arrived the airport at 1am. You weren't at the boarding lounge when you should be. And stop making this about Africans.

Sure I wasn't there, but I think we Africans need to do more with keeping to time.

DisGuy:
Early morning flight, never!

Imagine someone had dropped you off at 3.45am then telling the person you missed your 6am flight

Yeah, you're right. I couldn't go back home to tell my landlady that took me to airport that I missed my flight. I had to stay for late evening flight. Omo, I just landed at DC.

Seunblack7070:
Did they request for NIN to renew your passport, if yes, do you have one before or you were able to apply for one at the embassy?

Yes they require and I got mine from Nigeria.
You can always pay for it at the embassy in DC.

Finally Boarding!

funshint:
How many minutes were you supposed to be there before take-off? Whites don't joke with time.

I ought to have been there by 6am. I think boarding started early and ended early, before 6:30am. Ordinarily, boarding should be from 6am to 6:30am for a 6:45am takeoff. Nothing like African time o, and two Africans missed the flight. Despite being arriving at the airport around 3:45am.

Although, I've occasionally heard people talk about how they once missed thier flights, I never paid great attention as to what follows next. The last occurrence a PhD friend in Minnesota told me was when he missed his US-bound British Airways flight from the UK last summer. He was eventually excited when placed on another BA flight for free after much delay albeit there was a change in his destination (He arrived Utah instead of Minneapolis).

Today, I was to depart Denver at 6:45am for Washington DC on a Frontier Airlines, a trip I've planned and prepared for, for weeks. Arrived very early at DEN airport around 3:45am, completed my check-ins and got my boarding pass by past 4am and was waiting for 6am when boarding would commence. I needed to perform morning prayers and was lucky to find an Interfaith Chapel in the airport. I went inside the chapel around 5am and came out about few minutes past 6am.

It was at this moment I became seemly apprehensive, with the realization that I had limited time to join the boarding that ends at 6:20am. The thought that I still had to pass through the slow Immigration check point for screening even confirmed by worst fears.

I hurriedly went through the screening, and joined a 2 minutes tram ride that would take me to my boarding gate. My people, that was how I arrived at the gate by 6:30am only to find another African from Djibouti also going to DC, and ought to have boarded the flight but stranded outside this gate. His first words, we've missed the flight, and the gate is locked. I responded, the plane hasn't left as I pointed to it. He said they won't let us in as boarding is closed.

We were ask to go see customer service but was astounded by the poor and irritating lack of empathy by the customer representatives of Frontier Airlines. Many of their customers missed one flight or the other for different reasons - We had to repay to book our tickets for another flight. No refund was given.
Currently waiting for the next flight to DC. Note: cheap flight comes with trade offs.

Hey guys, I would be arriving Washington DC this evening but I'm looking for accommodation to stay this night. Can anyone help me with this?

placeofallure:
@ Hismercy20, believe me, it's the mind. Like the advice says, take your mind off it. You're probably too excited or anxious. Give yourself time to revamp. In between; exercise, eat well, less stress, face your work and make good money. The come back and try....

She will sing like a humming bird

You sound like a counselor and give advice like an expert.

Happy International Women's Day to our ladies doing wonders.

Emporio9:
God bless you. does the i-20 come together with the DS160?, For the SEVIS can't I use my dollar card to make the payment?, I don't have anyone in the US who can make the payment from their end. The VISA fee, is it at black market rate or official rate? Must it b at GT bank? Pls do u have an idea on how long it takes to get booked for interview ?

No, form I-20 is a document that officially invites you to come study in the US by DHS. Your school will give you.

You'd go fill and submit your DS160 on the webpage. Visa fee is paid only at GTbank in Naira equivalent. Find someone you know or trust in the US to pay SEVIS fee on your behalf. You'd have to give him Naira black market rate.

Anfieldboss:
You'll need to specify the UMich, is it Dearborn or Ann Arbor?

This grad school hustle don make me know schools for US sha

It's only normal to know the names of cities even before you arrive in the US if you pass through this hustle yourself. UMIch Ann Arbor is a very top school that's difficult to get in.

Emporio9:
I just got admitted to university of Connecticut with a Graduate Assistantship full funding, pls what do I need to do next? this is my first time applying to a US school. I need help with the Visa process.

Congrats man!

1. Firstly, accept the GA offer by signing and sending a copy back to your department/school.

2. If you are fully funded without deficit, then request for your I-20 document to be sent by email, and official admission letter.

3. After you receive the form I-20, proceed to fill and submit your DS160 form. You'd have to be intentional and fastidious here.

4. Pay $160 at any GTbank for your visa fee.

5. Proceed to the US visa webpage to book an appointment for your interview.

6. Visit the www.fmjfee.com to pay $350 for your SEVIS fee using your SEVIS ID number. Someone has to pay here in the US for you while you print the receipt from your end.

7. Gather all documents in an envelope while you prepare regularly for your interview, with mock exercise.
All these can be done in two weeks.

Mylove55:
and tinubu has never lost election, and this one is too cheap for tinubu to win,
You remember we warned you not to waste your vote for a failure obi.diot

Nice one baby. Warn them hard.

Chilotem:
I hope he succeeds and works well to put naysayers to shame

You do not fix what is not broken. You lots should go fix your broken southEast and stop being jealous of the West.

Beremx:
Sultan respect yourself!! 😐😐😐

At your old age you should stop acting like a kid who thinks Obi stands a chance to win presidential election. Even if it's repeated 10 times, a failed Obi won't win once. Election is not won on SM.

ahnie:
Baba of all babas,the only ex Nigerian president still doing press ups at age 85yrs.


Mo'kin'yin baba!
Baba wey nor dey wear pampers,baba wey dey pamper
Baba wey nor need aide de camp to support his sides
Like cassava leaf wey breeze dey blow.


Baba obj the most handsome Nigerian ex president ever....
Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder.

You should be ashamed of yourself after all this propaganda, BAT won and is your president-elect.

Kobojunkie:
Cost of eggs have fallen back down since then and continue to fall. Check your local Walmart.

It hasn't fallen to the former price, maybe just a little drop. I checked the Walmart here 2days ago. Maybe it's different with cities. Where's your location?

ZINNYBANKS:
I heard eggs is like gold over there now lol.

Eggs are now expensive. The last one I bought was about $10 for a dozen and half. It used to be $3 before the Russian Ukraine war.

everythinggirly:
In my humble opinion, INEC lack sense.

Your opinion doesn't matter. Don't let envy kill your tribe.

Bodexman:
Show your face

This is him, he came spying at me