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Diary Of A City Girl In The Village. Episode II

I woke up today 8am . I almost forgot to write on you today, this whole diary thing is new to me, I only decided on keeping one few weeks ago and from where I stand right now, I think it was a pretty wise decision. I mean, here I am on a strange land with no friends or family "yet", with none to talk to, you are all I have got! Talking about friends and family, I wonder what must be going through the heads of my so called perfect friends, traitors! I know for sure, mom and dad would be worried sick, I haven't tried calling them, moreover the cell reception here is just terrible, I wonder if this place is even in the map of this country! Leaving home for this quest was not easy, mom pleaded with me "Temi, be reasonable, dad just kept shouting "this is total madness" . He just kept asking why his only daughter, with a degree on international relations, a good one at that will suddenly want to go and spend a month vacation on some remote village and not ...

Diary Of A City Girl In The Village. By Perpetua Orumwese

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 M arch 1st 2015 Hmm, where do I start from, don't really know how to do this, but I heard keeping a journal or Diary can help relieve stress, trust me, I have so much I need relief from. So I guess I will start with introducing myself... Dear diary, I am Temtope Olohuntoyin, friends call me temi, enemies? I don't really care much what they think. I was born some 27yrs ago into the family of mr and mrs olohuntoyin mom damilola dad bidemi. Live in Lagos Nigeria. My parents story, I think it's best we reserve it for another day, It is a handful. As an only child I am so loved, I went to the best of schools, have the best of everything, well almost everything... Recently, I over heard my friends talking about me, some how they think I have had everything handed down to me, born with a silver spoon, blah blah blah... I must say I was shocked at first, but then again that's what most friends do, talk about you behind your back. I just wish they knew it's not as ...