MY GEO DIARY (Part 1)

 


By Faceless Zainab


The day I got admission to study geography has to be one of the saddest days of my life. I had missed the cut-off mark of the course I wanted to study. It was hard to tell my dad I was offered admission to study geography because I knew he would be disappointed. I had a serious mental breakdown when the list of cut off marks was released. It was hard for me to accept I was going to study geography. Having to explain to people how I'm studying geography despite initially being an arts student didn't make it any easier.

The confused expression everyone had on their faces with multiple questions written all over them gripped my heart. Anyone would think I received a death sentence. Resumption came and what I perceived to be a nightmare turned into reality. I felt lost. I couldn't bring myself to be positive. For me, there was no bright side to the situation and no light cos the tunnel seemed to have no end. I was surprised to find that quite a number of my coursemates were in the same situation. I wasn't the only one washed to geography by 'erosion' as we popularly call it. I felt a sense of relief. I believed we could navigate the waters together and have a smooth sailing across the rivers of the unknown and inevitable. Interacting with my coursemates was the highlight of my first year in school.

Different people from different homes with different belief systems and perspectives. I even met someone who thought women shouldn't have a voice. Women shouldn't be heard and the kitchen is the only office where women are the executives. Coming in contact with different people made me forget the loneliness I initially felt.

The first physical Geo 131 (human geography of Africa) class I attended was a total game changer. I not only fell in love with the beautiful female lecturer who seemed to know Africa like the back of her palm but I also fell in love with human geography itself. That day, with a bold smile on my face. I thought to myself, "this is not so bad after all".


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