Hello hivians, and welcome to my blog.
2024 was the year that tested my limits, pushed me to the edge, and forced me to confront my deepest fears. It was a year of trials and tribulations, of setbacks and struggles, but also growth, resilience, and transformation. As I look back, I realize that the challenges I faced in 2024 were not just obstacles to be overcome, but also opportunities for self-discovery, healing, and renewal.
Before the year 2024 started, I made a list of things I wanted to do and achieve for that year. Being a student and also faced with school responsibilities I almost flopped cause I could recall it was last year I did my SIWES which is the (student’s industrial work experience scheme) and it lasted for four months. During those times we were not being paid but we had to turn up for work three times a week till we rounded up the whole thing. And as at that time, all the money I had saved up before I commenced my siwes was all spent on transportation and feeding whenever I was at work for that four months till it was over.
I returned to school for a fresh semester and a new class and that was when everything started because, at that time there was no more money with me, the school raised the school fee and everything was tight. During these periods there are days I would go without eating and I also needed a place to stay cause my rent was due at the formal lodge I was staying, plus the landlord increased the house rent, and the roommates I had at that time were a pain in the ass, always looking for a way to cause trouble so I couldn’t stay there any longer and needed to move but there were no funds and she kept disturbing me about when I was going to leave. I had to go stay with a friend then but my things were still there.
With the whole school drama, I started losing focus because at that time I had not paid my school fees aside school fee the course I was offering is a course that is cost-consuming, during that period the lecturer brought something that was a kitchen bundle and everyone was to have it which is very compulsory. One thing with the school fee is that if you don't pay on time and the portal closes, we would pay for penalty fee to get the portal reopened for us to pay also same thing goes for the lecturer they give us a deadline to pay up else we would be paying extra. So the whole stress was so overwhelming that the thought of dropping out came countless times but I kept pushing it away and kept staying strong with the thought that I started it, I'm going to finish it.
I was so down during that period, I didn't know who to turn to and all that, and then I cried to God because I felt I was going to give up cause I was tired, I stopped attending classes I didn't do most of the assignment till things took a turn and I got help in a way I did not expect. That gave me the courage I never knew I had all the things that I was thinking about just varnished cause it was so bad to the extent that I lost a lot of weight and was looking sickly. That was a very challenging moment for me and after that semester I felt strong and unbothered cause I felt I had overcome that, it made me grow and increased my knowledge. When we were about to resume the second semester, since the school fee was slashed the first time we were to pay more the next semester and we had to pay before we resumed, but surprisingly I was so unbothered about it, it felt like I've gone through this before and I've seen it isn't worth panicking about.
Though it was challenging, it made me realize that worrying over something won't get it solved you just gotta take action. Now I'm strong enough to face anything though it might want to take me down but I won't let it.
