I should have written this immediately I concluded my examinations two days ago, but I was too exhausted from the stress. I had 5 papers on the last day of the examination and I went through a lot that day.

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LET ME GIST YOU

So, apparently, I didn’t sleep throughout the night before the last day of the examination (I dared not), just so I would be able to cover all the courses. I didn't let the normal 'last paper syndrome' get to me, I was determined to maintain the same energy I had since the examination began. I have to admit that it wasn't easy in any way to read for five(5) courses in a night. It was at that moment it dawned on me that the night is somehow short actually🌝, because I obviously wasn't able to cover everything, let alone accommodate it all in my head.

Plus...I had been extremely stressed mentally throughout the week, reading for 4 courses a night is not even a joke, and I did that back-to-back for 4 nights. There was even one of those days I couldn't read well because my brain could barely function, I just needed to rest, so, I gave in to mother nature to carry me far away😂😌.

Back to the gist,

I wasn't able to finish all the lecture materials eventually, but I made sure to touch all the courses, although I read some well. My examination was scheduled for 9AM in the morning and I already had a swift plan:

Go to school early and enter the examination hall on time, finish before 11AM or max,12PM, then head home to have the best and longest sleep in a while.

While my perfect plan was going on merrily in my head, FUNAAB was looking at me like this;

😭😭😭

We sat in the waiting hall for almost 2hrs+, wondering why we hadn't been called upon. Everyone was tired, frustrated and annoyed at that point but we just sat, hoping we'd be called the next minute. Few minutes later, we saw a lecturer testing the microphone, and honestly, the only thing the greatest Nigerian students wanted to hear him say was 'Students, It is time to enter the examination hall, sorry for keeping you waiting'. But NO!, what we heard instead, was the story of how the server was bad, and that they had to postpone the exam to 2:30PM.

My eyes widened and my pupils dilated, literally. For a minute, I thought I heard the announcement wrongly. 'IS THIS A JOKE?!!' , I thought again in my head loudly and following that were hisses from left and right from my fellow exasperated colleagues. I understand that everyone was super pissed, but honestly, I can argue this in court - 'No one was as pissed as I was'

I was so angry, and whenever something really hurts me, I always feel like crying. The fact that I was very tired and looking it already made me more furious, I just wanted to go back home to my bed, and sleep like a finalist!🥲

Well, I hung around with a friend till the agreed time and I entered the examination hall with the second batch. Oh! I forgot to tell you, we always do the exams at once, in a sitting. After finishing one course, we would log in again to attempt the second, and it goes on like that till we do all the 4/5 courses.

I finally got a seat after queuing for minutes, and having random conversations with my colleagues. I proceeded with the examination, but honestly, the questions were somewhat crazy. We had plenty German questions and others, multiple choice. For some courses, the time was not even enough - we were given 50 questions to finish in 15 minutes, and it had several fill-in-the-gaps too, so it was almost impossible to manage that time.

Again, I am so grateful that the exam is just 20% of our total marks😌. I finished the 5 examinations and hurried home. I saw some of my colleagues on my way home, and I could see the excitement of becoming a finalist on their faces. I was so so happy and emotional, because that had been the moment we all were waiting for.

So, give it up for the latest FINALIST in the building!!!😌😌😌

Thank you🥹❤️

I am very excited about this new journey. I am very emotional as well, and scared too. I guess there are a lot of feelings I am processing at once, but in all, I am just so grateful to God for this stage in my life. This is honestly one of my biggest wins for the year🥹❤️.

I am glad I made new friends and memories during my farm practical year. Here are few photos of my friends and I:

Would have posted more, but I have the other pictures on my PC, which is unavailable at the moment, but then, this is where I say….

Thanks for reading🥹❤️

N.B: FUNAAB means - Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta. It is located in Ogun state, in Nigeria, and this university is where I attend.