2 Weekends of Region-Trotting: NLDS Togo | Naija Again

The past 2 weekends were really of a different kind. You can imagine how you feel when you hadn't planned a trip and you find yourself in one:)


Weekend 1
....Just a few days before the beginning of the first of these 2 weeks, the President of AIESEC in Togo asked me to come Chair their National Leadership Development Seminar- (wow! another Chairing experience?)- of course, I didn't hesitate- after I found out that the Director of AIESEC Africa Growth Network was gonna be there, it made it all more exciting:)-Chairing a conference attended by an AI official;)?:P Uhpps:)

I had to ask for permission from Mr. Boss to take 3 days-off:) Good I have an AIESEC Alumnus as boss...I got his YES!...Penultimate Wednesday, I took a bus ride from Accra to Lome; it was a nice ride except for the fact that it was difficult passing through the Togo side of the border without giving-away some fourty thousand (in cedis now;). Some nice AIESECers met me at the border and took me to the MCP's home and later to the University- where I saw some old faces- people I'd met 2 years ago when I first visited Togo on AIESEC matters. I also found out that there were lots of people (all speaking french)- later realised that AIESEC in Benin Republic also had its members in attendance.

The conference was amazing...also because sessions were ran in french (and I don't speak french)...but then, I sometimes had to use an interpreter...(doesn't that sound illarious?)...2 days passed-by, every moment was worth it and by Monday morning, I was off to Accra to continue work-life:) Thanks Benito for giving me this opportunity:)!!!, Thanks AIESEC Togo au Benin members..you guys are amazing:) All the best!!!


Weekend 2

In the past 10 months of my stay in Ghana, I've found myself visiting Nigeria 3 times prior to this last visit. I remember that when leaving Nigeria in December 2005, I'd said to myself that I'll make sure I'm away from home the entire 1 year- just to know how it feels:)...Now, I've made 4 trips to Nigeria in 1 year...all for different reasons:) The last reason is the most alarming one;)...We had got a request from a client to supply some 20-odd copies John C. Maxwell's 360 degree Leader and Stephen R. Covey's 7 Habits of Highly Effective People:)...and guess what? all the bookshops in Ghana had ran out of these books, so I had to go to Nigeria to get them:)...Nice trip though..at least it was better than the penultimate trip)...Good to be back in Accra;)