Tell me about yourself” “can we meet you”, who is Ibinabo?”, introduce yourself”, whenever I am faced with this question, I always go blank and mute, what’s the big deal with this question I always ask myself, why do I find it so difficult to give an introduction of myself. I would always reply with “What do you want to know?” “Highlight the questions and I will answer them”. As much as I try to run away from these questions it always has a way of coming right back to me.

My dearest friend @Samostically introduced me to this wonderful platform, when he said I would have to write an introductory post I just knew there was no running away from it, Sis, you just have to do it Lol.

My name is Ibinabo Tamunokuro, sorry for all of that😃. People find it difficult to pronounce my name and this has led to so many funny and weird pronunciations of my name hence the nickname IB🙈

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 I am from the Southern part of Nigeria where I  lived with my family until recently when I decided to finally relocate. To me family is everything, my siblings mean the world to me,  I cannot imagine a world without them in it, we are like a computer system, just like the monitor cannot carry out its activities properly without the mouse and keyboard, we cannot do without each other.

I had my first degree in the University of Port Harcourt and afterwards I went to serve my country. National Youth service Corp (NYSC) was established by the Nigerian Government to solely integrate people from different ethnic groups, after college you are required to go for a one-year compulsory community service in which you are expected to give back to society, you would be posted to an entirely different State, the aim is to meet new people, socialize and understand how they operate and live.

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<sub>_Me in my NYSC uniform 😁😁_</sub>
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 ## Adjusting and Adapting
Fortunately for me I was posted to Edo state, I was so glad  because Edo state wasn’t too far from my state , I was super excited for the adventure I was going to embark on, for a girl that has lived all her life with her parents? I was prepared for anything and everything. I never attended a boarding school, never went for any boot camp so you can understand how super excited I was for this fresh breath of freedom and adventure.

Edo State Geographic Information service (EDOGIS) was where I was posted to  carry out my primary assignment. In EDOGIS we do everything concerning land administration, we process  your Certificate of Occupancy, we are into Geo-mapping, legal search, property verification and a lot of interesting stuff in Geoinformatics.

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Going to a new state was a different ball game altogether, starting my life all over again was not easy, I had to think of accommodation, how to relate with people and how to move around this new environment. At first I was homesick, I wanted to go back home at every given opportunity, I would always fall ill, I felt completely lonely in a foreign land and everything was strange to me.

Fate sure has a way of doing things, I finally decided to stay back in Edo State after my service year, how it happened I still have no idea.  Apparently, the organization I worked with during my service year retained me, was I excited? Absolutely! Who doesn’t want a readily available job after college😉.

Gradually I started enjoying the Edo people’s lifestyle, I adopted six mothers and three families, I wasn’t having my regular homesickness anymore because I was adapting just fine as the days went by.

I am a very sensitive person, I tend to read people’s emotions a lot, is that a good thing? I am still trying to figure out the right answer to that because frankly speaking it can be really tiring and burdensome sometimes, imagine trying to tell someone something very important and stopping right on your track because you noticed the person’s mood. I empathize a lot with people, I share in people’s happiness and sadness, tell me your sad story and I can literally cry with you🥲🥲  yeah, I know, I can be that sensitive🙈🙈

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 I know a lot of people and I love too much, I can just love you because of your smile or voice🙈🙈  I try to spread as much love as I can because people are going through a lot, just a small show of love from you can go a long way. This attribute of mine has gotten me into some awkward circumstances as it can be misleading to some people, but do I care? No, I don’t🙃🙃.
I love watching movies,  big thanks to Netflix for always coming through for meee!!, always killing boredom for me at every point in time. I am a movie critic but mind you, I am a constructive critic not a destructive one, I watch movies not just for entertainment but to look out for loopholes, ikr?, very weird, how do you turn a blind eye after sighting the shadow of one of the crew members in the movie or seeing a modern car in the background of a big battle scene considering the movie was set in the 12th century like how? Or when there is a continuity error in a movie where a vehicle randomly goes from clean to dirty or dirty to clean in the same scene🤐🤐. I watch movies for enlightenment, I try to explore and understand how people from different cultures behave, please take me on a journey to Lala land and I’ll be down for it anytime and any day😉😉. 

I love to read, I stand with the school of thought that believes writers do a lot of work than movie directors, c’mon how do you take a reader to another world with mere words? Like how? How do you get a mental picture of how beautiful and wonderful the people of Thailand are by just mere words, I appreciate good writers.

I love perfumes, I am a sucker for perfumes, ‘IB what do you want me to get you?”, “perfume please”, I have used different brands of perfumes to the extent that my nose is super sensitive, if I perceive a familiar fragrance I can tell you the brand of perfume you are wearing and everything there in. I love people that smell nice, I can literally be friends with you because you smell nice, call me crazy but it is what it is😋😋.

I’m a big hugger, I hug a lot and I love to be hugged, am i having a bad day? please hug me, am i sad or super excited? please by all means darling hug me because Hugs means a lot to me.

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 I love Kids, I literally have more pictures with kids than adults, how it happens I really don’t know, kids are always fun to be with, you can’t quarrel with them, get into a heated argument with them or even fight with them. Like they just have a way of lifting your spirit. In the future I would love to own a creche of my own, just having toddlers everywhere sounds super exciting to me and I cannot wait to embark on that project.

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Here I am trying to get a knack of what actually goes on here, I have moved around a little and sincerely I am intrigued by everything happening here, am I down for this adventure? Totally people!😋😋. A platform like Hive where I can write about my thoughts, experiences, themes, and a lot more without being judged or trolled is a big flex and I am proud to be part of this strong and united community.

**Done reading?**😃😃 please I would love to know the beautiful people who took out few minutes of their time to read this post, I mean time is money you know😉. So kindly drop a comment so I get to know you, follow you and make some new friends.


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