My First business development volunteer event. With Russell Thompson at Biz 2 Biz expo- Fort Lauderdale Airport Sheraton 

Our truck got stuck in the mud on way to farm. So we walked the remaining distance. In a downpour. It has rained 3 of the 4 days I was at the farm. Showers of blessings, they say. But the rain did not stop Soldiers ants from doing their thing on us. And I finally tired out. Thank God it’s Last Day

Wale Ajayi, Afolabi Elebiju and Sola Okeowo 

Ogudu GRA with Dr. Tope Ojo. Not sure why they have fries and ketchup though. Guess it’s “Fish n Chips” Lagos style 😀  

Rain rain. Go away. I got soaked. Good news. Things are never as bad as you think. I went back to the farm today. The “weeders” already started work. Things look different. Not as bad. Palms growing under the weed. Young banana trees sprouting fresh leaves! Have faith.    
    
 

Yes. Not exactly the fruits from the Palm trees. Not yet. But that too shall come. With time.
   
   

Day five of my Nigerian trip. Time is most definitely flying. Or so it seems. Today, though, was a good day. We (self and another alumni) represented the U.S. based alumni association of my High School in “handing over ” (“commissioning”😄) the borehole project that we donated to the school. The project will provide portable water to the more than 3,000 students of Methodist High School, Arigbajo, Ifo. Pictures below includes one of the students thanking the U.S. Alumni for the donation.     
    

Being part of the Internship at the Law Office of the Public Defender in Fort Lauderdale was an honor and quite an enlightening experience. Not only did I meet an array of different students with various backgrounds and interests, but I got to have a firsthand look at the processes and procedures that went on in the criminal justice system. I also got a full understanding of other individuals that have major roles in the long and tedious process of defending the accused; such as the medical examiner/coroner, crime scene workers (forensics), and of course, the lawyers and judges. Charged individuals don’t all go through the same form of court; for instance, teenagers and children go through juvenile court, which isn’t meant to be a form of punishment, but rehabilitation. I also noted that objections couldn’t simply be called without proper reasoning, such as relevance ( if the objection has no bearing on the case), ask and answer, and argumentative. While all of this was essential, there was one point that stood out to me the most; you aren’t  trying to sway the judge, but the jury, which means that cold hard facts aren’t the only thing must be presented; you must attempt to gain the sympathy of the twelve-man jury no matter what. The mock-trial was entertaining and informative as well; while there were some occasional laughs at some of the line of questioning, everyone that participated learned much and overall enjoyed the entire two-week experience. myself included.

Yesterday I saw a duck with its head in the ground.It was disturbing.A few days before that i saw a different one with the exact same situation.It wasn’t pretty.R.I.P ducks

Today we washed our mom’s car and after that we had a water fight. My big brother had the hose then my other brother grabbed it from him and started spraying him.”Put the hose down!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!>:(” He kept yelling, but of course Miga did not listen. He kept yelling , ” I AM SPARTA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!” Whatever that meant.  Anyway ,we kept spraying each other and we came into the house with our shirts sticking to us.