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Unlock Your Passport To Endless Possibilities.

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One essential item everyone should have in their possession is the international passport. This is because the international passport serves as a wing to fly around the world and truly explore. Having an international passport opens many doors of opportunities either to school abroad, go on vacation, receive international medical treatment, work abroad, explore diverse cultures or even migrate to another country as a permanent resident. In my country, having an international passport comes with little hassles as one needs to go through an authentic agent and finding such an agent is usually very difficult. Although the Immigration Service in my country has an official portal where one can make the registration online and process it from start to finish, this is even the most difficult ordeal ever as most times you might have to face network issues and other registration mishaps. If I were to advice anyone who has a plan to acquire an international passport I would advice such a person
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The Value Of Time.

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Some songs just hit differently even though you've heard it a thousand times. I remember when I was way younger, my mom would keep advising us (her kids) about some things I considered not to be of concern because I mean I was way too little to understand these things. The funny thing about it is how she wakes us up very early in the morning to advise us about family, Life, love, marriage, and the like and most times I keep whispering, "I don't need these things, but as I get older I come to realize that learning never stops and if you keep acquiring knowledge even when you don't need it at the moment, it is still profitable for a later time. Fast forward to one day while I was still in high school, my classmate was looking all gloomy and then I asked her what the problem was. " I hate how dysfunctional my family is," she just let it all at once. "Sometimes I wish I could change my family," I was gobsmacked for a moment cause I just didn't know
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A Flood, A Furry Friend And A Tale Of Rescue.

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Last year was quite a remarkable one, as I was very opportune to save a dog I'd never met before in my life. That Friday evening, what seemed to be a little rain intensified as quite a stormy one, it was so breezy that I quickly shut my windows and went to bed because I love to fall asleep when it rains. The next morning, which was a Saturday, was my laundry day, but due to the rain, I couldn't buy my laundry soap the previous evening. As soon as I opened the gate, I realized the whole street had been flooded. I decided to wade in the water because I needed to wash my clothes in search of laundry soap. As I kept going, I began to hear a faint whimper in an uncompleted building. At first, I wanted to ignore the sound and just walk straight to where I was headed, but the whimper kept on for minutes, which made me stop for a moment to find out what that was. As I walked into the building, I saw this particular dog shaking, and I was so touched. She must have been cold as a result
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Live And Let Live.

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Ever noticed how people bloom when they are complimented? The simple truth is. People thrive where they are watered.. Take a look at the beautiful garden around you.. Ever notice how they bloom when they are well nurtured? Words have great powers. To make or mare a person. Funny enough just a little compliment. Makes the other person the happiest. Which in turn improves productivity. Are you gracious with your speech? Yes, talk is cheap but then choose your words carefully. Wanna see people thrive? Speak kindly to them. Wanna see people productive? Motivate them with your words. And see how positive they will become. Stay positive too and help the world to be a better place. The image is mine. Thank you for stopping by, till we meet again, this is Amie Geoffrey.  
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My Hero.

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Ever tried to impress your crush in high school before? Reminiscing on a particular day in high school got me smiling sheepishly. One Tuesday morning, Mr. Henry, a corper (student teacher), walked into the class accompanied by our vice principal. "Class stand and greet," the class captain ordered everyone in the class as we stood up to greet. "Good morning, sirs," the class chorused, and then, with a smile, our vice principal introduced the new fine, young-looking teacher as our new biology teacher. "This is Mr Henry, the new biology teacher, a student teacher actually; make sure you respect him as you would do to the rest of your teachers." "Yes sir," We all chorused and took our seats. In less than five minutes, Mr. Gideon, the vice principal, left the class, leaving us with the new teacher. He began to ask each of us our names to get acquainted with us before he officially commenced class. Before he got to a quarter of the class, he was alread
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Self-Kindness: Embracing Yourself To Embrace Others.

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How can you give out what you don't have? If you are not kind to yourself, how can you extend kindness to others? One thing I've always been an advocate of is  self-kindness , especially in a mean world where everyone shows off their achievement. We must first learn to trust the process of our growth and be kind to ourselves, even when we feel we've not reached the heights we hope to attain. We must learn to be compassionate with ourselves, treat ourselves with love and respect, and be our encouragers. Self-kindness helps us to embrace our flaws and identify our limitations, which in turn will help us to be realistic with the goals we set for ourselves. Self-kindness will also help us celebrate our little wins each step of the way and pat ourselves on the back even when it's quite hard to go on. Self-kindness will help us avoid the perfectionism attitude, which doesn't mean we take things for granted or carry out tasks haphazardly. When we are kind to ourselves, we
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Learn. Unlearn & Relearn.

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"Do you want to grow tall? Eat Beans!!" Hahaha, this was like an anthem in my home and even in schools as my teacher taught me that Beans can make a person very tall because it is rich in protein. This leads me to answer this week's prompt which says; Tell us about a time when you learned that something you’d always thought was true was incorrect. I grew up learning that Beans had a lot of protein until I stumbled on a popular doctor's post on X which explains that Beans have less protein but more carbohydrates and fibre. I was awestruck..like what??????? He further explained that food rich in protein such as fish, milk, yoghurt and beans was far from it. Haha, I had to start unlearning what I have always thought was correct after doing my research too. Moving on, I never knew I had been using a drinking straw incorrectly until my little niece corrected me. That Saturday morning, after the house chores, being a good aunt I went out to buy Chivita Happy Hour for my nie
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Aquaphobia

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That morning, I wore my favourite T-shirt on a pair of trousers as I anticipated the much fun I planned to have at the Casino resort and bar. For a while, I have always admired swimmers so much that I wish I could. Deep down, there's so much passion and drive within me to learn how to swim, so I booked a session with Ucee, my coursemate who knows how to swim. The day arrived for me to cast my fears aside as I headed out with Ucee to live in the moment, have fun, and learn while at it. "Ucee, are you sure I can do this?" I asked in fear as soon as I set my eyes on the swimming pool; that was because I naturally had an aquaphobia. "Relax, baby girl, you'll enjoy it. Let's get a cold bath first," Ucee reassured me as we headed to the bathroom to have a cold shower. Subsequently, we headed to the changing room to wear our swimsuits. If there's anything I did more of, it was to take a lot of photos of the beautiful environment, myself, and Ucee. "Hol
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A Punctuality Wake-up Call.

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Growing up with my parents was a beautiful experience, as I never had to go to school late. My parents would ensure we were all up by 5:30 am as we said our morning devotion and began our daily routine of house chores as they were both civil servants who had the intent of beating morning traffic, and that became a lifestyle for us too. One day, they both had to travel for the funeral of my maternal grandmom and left us with our aunt around the hood. My aunt was a housewife who woke up very late and had to ensure the house was taken care of before leaving for school. "It's 5:30 a.m.; why are you up so early? Go back to sleep, please; we will be up by 6:30 am," she reprimanded me and my siblings when we tried to wake up as early as we did when we were at home. One Monday morning, I remember going to school very late, even after waking up so early to prepare for school. "Get down on your knees," the punctuality prefect commanded me, and being a junior student, I ha
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Room 101

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"Who's there?" Tonia was startled as she began to notice the creak of footsteps behind her. "Becky? Is that you?" She called out to Becky, her twin, who dared to visit a particular haunted house about thirty minutes ago on a trip to the fair. The moon hung low in the sky, casting a soft, silver glow over everything in sight as Tonia, who seemed to be a very adorable lady with long blonde hair tied back in a ponytail in her mid-twenties, made her way to the old abandoned, dilapidated house a few meters away in search of Becky. As she got closer, the pace of the footsteps intensified, causing her to jerk for a minute. Determined to look for her twin, she slowly pulled open the unlocked door with a rusty door handle. "Becky," she called out in fear as she began to hear the echoes of her voice. She stood still to observe the house when she saw bloody handwriting on the glass window. "Welcome to my world. Nobody gets out of here alive." "What
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