I STILL LOVE YOU JAPANESE

I have left Japan or I have left MTEC Okinawa but Japan or Okinawa has not left me. While in Okinawa ,the urge was when would I leave for my home country, Nigeria.Barely two weeks in Nigeria, the urge to go back to Japan has started burning ceaselessly. I have lived and worked in UK for six years. I have visited USA 7 times and lived there in one of the trips, for two and half months. I have been to Belgium, Switzerland, Ireland, Isreal,Italy ,Ethiopia, Gabon and Ghana.None of these nations has impacted so much in my life as Japan where I spent three lenghty months.

One would wonder why I have such nolstagia for Japan. The reason is simple. OIC has made me by empowering me with great and rare skills I would not have had if Japan had not given me a rare Opportunity to benefit from its technological advancement. Besides, I was opportuned to meet a group of dedicated instructors , administrators and workers. Through the instructors' selfless service, I have come to realise that is that what gives happiness is not how much you have, but how many minds have you been able to tranform for better in your lifetime.

I feel that what the MTEC instructors are doing in imparting great skills in the minds of participants from developing nations bring them fulfilment and joy.Happiness is derived when one alters the life of another through skills that change the life of the recipient. Nigerians always say "dont give me fish rather teach me how to fish" The new skills I acquired in OIC have changed me and have made me a better editor. As new attitude has been introduced in the way I do my worka and I am enjoying myself and my superiors are already aware of the innovations I have brought to bear in my schedule.

There is no point repeating myself. To all the instructors and staff of OIC-MTEC as well as all the management and staff of JICA I am everly grateful for all that you did for me . May God do for you and your succeeding generations, all that you did for me.

I am happy to announce that two weeks after my arrival to Nigeria, my promotion to the next level was announced. But the joy and happiness was robbed off me by the death of my father. My father bade me farewell on May 4th when I was leaving for Japan. Sadly, he was in coma 48 hours before I returned and evetully died 12 hours after my arrival. He did not see me,he did not welcome me back from Japan neither did he see my result. Well, that is how God wanted it.

To all Japanese I say arigato.