This is my very first blog post ever and I am somewhat excited and also nervouse about it. Especially because of the whole essense of it. First of all let me introduce myself, my name is Eseose Akhimien but everyone call me Ese, I am married with 3 kids, a 7 yr old girl, 4 yr old girl and a 6 months old boy. I am from a beautiful country called Nigeria, it is also referred to as the giant of Africa. I had my first degree in microbiology 12 years ago and decided to go back to school recently to pursue my passion which is caring for others.
I have never been involved with activism before so this is totally new for me. Before starting this, alot of thoughts went through my mind because I am an international studentand I was not sure about how much voice i have, if my voice mattered or if i even had one. I was opportuned to meet with Wes Moore the profound writer of The other Wes Moore and I asked him these thoughts that were bothering my mind. He said YES Ese! you have a voice and YES! your voice matters. I stood there energized as he confirmed everything that I was hoping someone would. I knew deep down that the problem will not be if I used my voice or not, it will be that I stood by and watch things happen, terrible things. America is a great nation, I had so much high expectations before i came here. But being here has shown me another side of this great nation that I never knew or hthought never existed. One of my philosopies in lifge is to be the change that I want to see in this world. If i can effect that change through activism then Yes! I WILL!
Activism is taking action to effect a change. I often see others take part in acts of activism but it has never really occurred to me to be part of it. I am happy that my professor is giving me this push to be the change I want to see in this country. Getting involved to effect change is more valuable than just sitting and complaining with the crowd. It is quite fulfilling to know that I take part in something that might bring positive change in my society. I am looking forward to posting my actions and outcomes here. yay!
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