Yankari Game Reserve was established in 1956. It is located at Km 40, Bauchi- Gombe High Way Mainamaji village, Bauchi State, north-central Nigeria, West Africa.It is an interesting holiday destination,yet  it is not known by many Nigerians. Yes, I'm guilty too. I got to know about this place last year (2017).

Well, now you know, let me tell you interesting  things about this place and how much we  have missed out. The best part of this place is that it is cost friendly. I know you  are beginning to think " I don't even know what goes on  here and you are telling me it is cost friendly😆. Relax! 😜

So basically, this place is that 'stop once ,get all kind of place '. It is a perfect holiday destination for anyone who is looking forward to spending his/her short or long holiday in a quiet and calm environment.

This Park has warm Springs and wildlife reserves. It occupies a large portion of land, therefore you will have to book for Safari rides to explore the amazing places in the park.  It has animals such as hippopotamus,African buffalo, elephants, giraffe,lions, baboons,monkeys,antelopes,bucks and over 350 species of birds. There are also wells, dwelling caves and rivers for one to see.

Like I said earlier on, this place is very affordable. The accommodation arrangements covers us all, as it  ranges from students hostel to corporate villa. Ok, let me break this down a little. So you are just a  college student with a tight budget but you want to have that time to yourself and enjoy nature. There is good news for you too. With a budget of less than $100 , you can make that dream come true.

Well, on the otherhand ,  if you can afford that luxurious life, you are very much welcome as there are varieties  of rooms for such people. And if  you are just in the middle there; there are options for you too to have  an awesome time of your life.


By the way, if you are a millennial and you are already worried about internet because you saw village in the address. Chill, they got you covered.There is good internet for you to post those cool selfies. Or perhaps, you cannot do without your Tv shows. They got your back too babe as there are TVs in the rooms with DStv connections. And don't you worry about extra pay as this is part of your accommodation fee.

And just in case you don't have that badass camera that can take those HD quality pictures, don't worry; it is  not what it is 🙈😜. These amazing crew have good photographers waiting for you right there. All you need to do is book one when you get there.

About food? Don't allow that bother you  at all! The restaurant and bar makes provision for both local and continental cuisines and drinks. So you are covered in that area too.

Finally, are you planning for your honeymoon , a conference ,  couple's retreat or any kind of event and you are looking for a  calm and quiet environment ?  This is place has beautiful halls for all that so I would definitely recommend this place for you. Or are you planning to visit Nigeria soon and you thinking of places to visit, well, think no more because Yankari game reserve is the  perfect place you have been searching for.

I have so much to talk about here. But of course , I'm supposed to ,right?  Like yah, it is my alma mater ! Duh!!!

This great institution was established in 1969 and it is situated at  Kasarani Nairobi, Kenya, Africa. It might interest you that this great hub of knowledge has dual accreditation. Western Association of Schools and Colleges from the USA and Commissions for Higher Education in Kenya.USIU operates the trimester academic system( I hated this part 😜). Uses the American grading. And definitely it is a private university 🙈.

So now, let us jump the boring part and move to the interesting part 😆😆.  USIU is one  of those university that makes schooling interesting for those of us who think school is boring because of the strict timetable. Are you one of those people who hate morning classes and detests afternoon too. I have good news for you.

Classes start from 9am till 9pm. Within this period, you are free to choose your class and lecturer! Don't rejoice too much, the pass mark is 70% 🤣🤣🤣 and you must maintain a GPA of 2.0 of 4.0 if not you will be out in less than year . Well but another good news is that there is really a good lecturers-students  relationship.  That whole fear of lecturers from  typical African universities is not there.(I mean  like those universities were lecturers acts like gods). You are free to challenge your lecturers academically. Also you have good course advisor who can put you through.
 Shout out to my course advisor  that year Mr Wilberforce🙌🏾🙌🏾 Your advice saved a girl 🙈

The blackboard and library  are one of the educational aspects I really loved about USIU. Lecturers make notes available for you on the blackboard  and you are able to access them once you are registered into that class. So no trouble of handouts from lecturers. And once your fees are paid, your course texts are covered. There are limitless number of books to borrow.
The USIU-Library is really well organised, even before it started moving  more towards e-resources. It has three floors and it is organised in this manner:

Ground floor basically has the reception area next to the library conference room, the check-in and Check-out counter, the periodical collections, reference collections, the beautiful courtyard in the picture above, course texts,OPACS ( online public access catalog) and offices .

The first floor has the A-Z collections ,( which are basically  general circulating books or extra course text fgor circulation) short -loans, more OPACS,training rooms, study carrels, study space and other spaces.

The second floor has the Multimedia  Research Centre, Africana collections, American Studies, the UN collections ( United Nations), photocopying and printing facilities,study spaces and study Carrels.

By the way, this was my favourite place in school. It had Wi-fi ( of course the whole school has Wi-Fi, except the classrooms to avoid distractions). But I had special connection with this place. I could spend my entire day there without necessarily reading the whole day ( I think other USIU students can testify to this 😁😁).

Another distinctive  aspect of USIU is the cultural diversity. It has over 70 nationalities around the globe. If you want to experience cultural diversity without necessarily traveling around the world,  then you should visit my alma mater period.

Also every semester has  a special events  planned for it. And I would advise anyone planning to attend USIU to attend these events. Don't ask me why but just attend and you will thank me at the end of your study. The events are as follows:

Fall Semester - Mr &Miss USIU and Freida Brown's Day : This is all about the beauty, brain and character! If you got them and you feel you want to make a difference, you should definitely contest. Even if you don't win, you will surely learn a lot and make cool friends. And Freida Brown's day is a day you won't want to miss. It just feels so good to go out on that community service and have barbecue right after at the end of the day.

Spring semester- culture week and career week. I loved everything about culture week. Ranging from the food making and display,cultural performance and the concert that was used to end it was usually epic. I won't lie, I used to go there to just throw shades and laugh. It usually amazing. And the career week is a must attend event. People land themselves jobs there while they are still in school. It is also a good place to get hooked up with internships.

Summer semester- Award Night: Just go even if you are getting an award or not! You will have a time of your life _ especially if you go with right friends. You know those  friend who just go out for a thousand laughs and nothing more.

Finally, when I was in Nairobi, I used to hear people say " USIU is for the rich." No! No!!No!!! I don't agree with that completely at all. USIU is for all. And believe you me, you will see them all when you go to that school. There are varieties of scholarships for different people. There is Sport, vice chancellor, work study and so on that can help one get through usiu. So you will definitely meet them all.
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How can I forget the exchange programs, study abroad, Harvard trips ,and the Europe trips. There is also a large community of alumni association that I'm yet to join 😉.

Finally, finally, I would love for all my readers to go to  www.usiu.ac.ke to read the history of the university. I learned through it that the road to success is not smooth at all but it is through the roughness that we  can come out refined,straightened and made ready to sustain that success.

Nice view huh? Yah, I know! This  prepossessing view  right here is the Millennium Park. It is  a public Park located in Maitama district, Abuja . The Park was inaugurated on 4th of December in the year 2003 by the Queen of United Kingdom, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II who was accompanied by the U.K. Prime minister at that time, Tony Blair.
During the inauguration, the each of the president of the commonwealth States planted a Ravenala Madagascariensis palm.

It is a large Park of about 80 acres of land. There's  a river  which runs across it and divides the Park into two. One  part of it is dedicated to savanna,rainforest,deciduous forest trees and Nigeria's mountain vegetation.
The other part is made up of pools , fountains and flowers with series of multicolored bushes going from red to yellow with a particular wave like course.

There is also a part of it that has different equipments for kids to play and plenty of space for picnic. So you can say the place is a good for the whole family to go and just relax. Or you and your friends are looking for a place to just chill out? Look no further because Millennium is the place you are looking for.

And you are probably wondering which rock is that at the background. That's the famously infamous Aso Rock right there. It is where the Nigerian presidential villa is located.So you see, the Park is one of those must visit locations in the city. Therefore, do yourself a favor and visit this beautiful place when next you visit Abuja if you have not.

Oh! And the Park was designed by the one and only Manfred Nicoetti, the Italian architect.

So during NYSC orientation camp, I met this young vibrant guy . I later found out that he is into fashion and design.  He  makes a lot of cool stuffs and Subsequently I will be posting  more of his designs here.  The name of  his collection is Mrniceshirt Bespoke. If you would love to know more about his work, feel free to make comments below  and I  will get back to you.

Sometimes all you need is a glass of tall fresh orange juice with ice cubes! Do you live in Abuja? Or just came on a visit and you are looking for a cool and calm environment to chi lax? Look no further cos Jabi Boat Club is the answer!!!✌🏾✌🏾✌🏾 I went visiting the other day with my folks and it was a delightful evening.

 Another cool part of this place is that; it is not only calm and quiet, it located just next to the Jabi lake. So basically, you stay next to this water body and watch nature while you sip on your cold juice. And by the way, they don't only have nice juices. They have the best roasted or grilled fish in town . It is so fresh because everything is prepared while you are there. There are many other cool stuffs but these are the ones I tried and I can attest to since I have actually tried them myself.

Still on the happy moments series .  All I got to say here is don't wait for happy moments  to occur . Create them! Put more of your energy into things that give you joy and happiness, focus on people who make you happy and not friends with so much negative energy.✌🏾✌🏾

It was  5pm on a Wednesday, 29th of November 2017. I was exhausted after a long day at the junior high school where I teach as part of  my community service. All I wanted to do was to sleep, as it was a long 2 hours drive  home when all of a sudden I lifted my head and saw the most beautiful sunset ever! My IPhone SE camera could not do justice to it but I got this moment. I hope you all  love it the way I do.

Do not be overwhelmed with the circumstances surrounding you. Find humor in little things around you and laugh hard like it is your last. Decembers are for happy pictures.