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At the beginning of my university years, I was this quiet girl who made just one friend, a classmate who eventually became my best friend. We are both similar in character and understand each other deeply. This post is not about my friend but about myself. I will have to write another post on that.

In my 100l, I knew I wanted more from just attending class. I was introverted, but I decided to come out of my shell. I'm very glad I made that decision by the way, because it has shaped the person I'm becoming now Back to my story… I decided that I will volunteer for an organisation outside my classroom or departmental setting. Then I joined AIESEC in my second year, and I made more friends, and I became outspoken. I love those people; they are so chill.

![167939.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmcxACGbkVDqikfmhAqpgaUY1emQJufbdw46iEwoJDbZaN/167939.jpg) ^{first physical meeting} Not long after, I joined the Friends of Nature Network (FONN). This is a non-governmental organisation that was established by Favour Eragbie, a student of Plant Biology at my university. I didn't really understand what the organisation was about, I loved the name, and I just applied, went through the screening process and fully joined. The organisation is about climate and sustainability, focuses on SDGs and how to take action to protect nature. Mind you, most of the people in that team were science students, either from the Physical sciences department, Life sciences or engineering, but nobody from Arts in that setting. It felt like I was going for things that weren't meant for me. But after the first physical meeting, I loved it there. I decided to be very active and show up every time.

![167941.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmWPn8mAuSdfVcW9YSzwNooEDn1iVCHFKtxByeYhgKqpyR/167941.jpg) ^{My first role as a team leader} A few months later, I took an active role as a team lead for one of the sub-teams (crusaders). I was so happy and eager to learn and be part of something so beautiful. It was stretching because I had to learn a lot, ask a lot of questions and show up more. But for the first time in my existence, I felt I could give the world something tangible. We went to different schools to teach children how to protect the earth and reduce the use of plastic that pollutes the environment. We also took actions of clearing the environments, and gathering plastic in the community.

![281.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmbT5CqobZ3xwt9pycgS4d2XGir9MJjokEkdUfgz98NSiD/281.jpg) ^{my green dress and green plant} ![305.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmaiDz3cZEDvzKNbQdJiryXz7aS9JoNhn99tL9YxHxLfPC/305.jpg) ^{A picture of me beside the beautiful garden} ![34233.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmZ2Q6qEpwcNdmmU5BNJP1QiPNmEPVeqsHgeRHEc1nW4rq/34233.jpg) ^{Another beauty in the beautiful garden} ![119641.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmd9oaSESkHUt4bRUDNYxXuQmf4W87AdbnWQ3JnZRypVRt/119641.jpg) ^{A shot of the beautiful sky} Now, I always wonder why I joined something that technically doesn't align with my career, but checking my pictures and videos, I noticed that I took them close to beautiful nature. I took pictures of the sky and plants... I have always been a lover of nature, but I didn't know until I took a good look at my past, and I got this realisation. Making some decisions might look weird but along the journey, you will get to understand better.

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