Are You On Hive Yet? I Am!

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·@abbyswizabby·
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Are You On Hive Yet? I Am!
Hello beautiful people, this is my first post and my introduction post to Hive Blog. 

I look forward to making new friends and to building this community with my quality input.

First of all thank you to @ajorundon for introducing Hive Blog to me and mentoring me on how to get registered, create content and to engage on Hive Blog. ![69961353-4A60-4CDF-A525-B43DA00EAFA5.jpeg](https://images.hive.blog/DQmZx7AWtigRNZUeftKzJmVJ3EYrFajDXh6s5SSbLKPj7td/69961353-4A60-4CDF-A525-B43DA00EAFA5.jpeg)
My name is Abundance, a one of a kind name here in Nigeria - yes, I am from Nigeria. 

I have lots of people calling me **Endurance** till date because that is a more common name that sounds like Abundance. 

Abundance means ‘plenty’ and one controversial question because of my name was *"did your parents give birth to lots of kids that they had to call you plenty?"*
My reply: 
>No they had just three kids and I am the last child.

Another controversial question was
"was it on the day of your birth your parents ran into a huge sum of money?" My reply: 
>I like to believe my birth was a much and great blessing to them. 

The tale of my name is a long epistle but one thing is sure whenever I introduce myself, people say the name resonates rightly with the soul. 

It works for me. However, my friends call me Abby.
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I am 26years old, holding a Bachelor degree in Integrated Science Education, from one of the federal universities in Nigeria; Faculty of Curriculum and Instructional Technology formerly known as Educational Psychology and Curriculum Studies. 

Right after university, I served my country for a year in the National Youth Service Corp(NYSC). 

It had a huge effect on my life because I was posted to serve in a state I have never been to in Nigeria - upto 12hrs road trip. 

Also, recognising and tolerating the difference in culture and lifestyle was one major effect the service year had on me. This is one story I will love to share with you all some other time.
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I said yes to my life partner and soulmate and we officially got married November, 2019; both traditionally and religiously (Christian).

It was my dream wedding. Subsequently I will share a photo album of my wedding explaining all d stages of celebrations that summed up to be my dream wedding.
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In 2020, I had two life threatening surgeries that changed my orientation on how I live my life now.

Right there on the hospital bed and battling to stay alive, all that could come to mind were questions. Questions like: 

>Did I really live my life? 
Did I eat what I wanted to eat? 
Or see the places I wanted to see? 
Or Sing as loudly and dance as freely as I wanted to?

There and then I promised myself, if only I had a second chance at life, I would live freely and to the fullest.

Today, I thank God I got that second chance and so far I keep that promise. Everyday more fulfilling than the day before.
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**My Hobbies**

In no specific order; 

I like food; trying out new delicacies and learning how to prepare them.

I love music and dancing. 

I am quite enthusiastic about fashion and I engaged actively in making and styling clothes
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I also like my quiet relaxation time, when I pamper myself to some treats. 
I try to be intentional about being thoroughly relaxed on weekends and holidays. 

I love tourism as well. Seeing the world, exploring new places, meeting new people, being exposed to new cultures, delicacies and fashion.
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**What I Do For A Living**

I am a teacher by profession and currently practicing. I teach in a government-owned school (public school). 

I teach Basic Science formerly known as Integrated Science in Junior secondary classes. 

I manage upto 300 students because government-owned schools are grossly populated. 

I am a born educationist because when I was younger during holidays, I would conduct summer lessons for my neighbor's kids. Then, I was teaching for fun, little did I know I would become a practicing and professional teacher.

I love my profession because it is very challenging, innovative, rejuvenating and growth-oriented. 

>I believe teaching is one of the best ways to give back to the society.
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**My Contribution To The Hive Community**

On this platform, Hive, I intend on being interactive, making new friends, as well as improving my writing and content creation skills.

Also, I will be sharing my life experiences, most especially as a teacher.

I will be featuring all my hobbies and participate actively in challenges created by different Hive communities as much as I can. 

I really hope my upcoming posts interests you all. 

Let my Hive journey begin!

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>Didn’t realize I have written this much. 

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Thank you for taking the time to read my post.
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