Never Far Away

When I was a kid I lived in my imagination. Like most kids. It didn’t take much for me to imagine myself as a local boy stranded on an Island or as an adventurer on a journey down the river.

I would run off into the woods and be lost in my own “made up” adventure. It was a time to think about who I really was and what I might try to become.

Alone, I made it all up in my head. My real life adventures surpassed my pretending. I realised that if I could think of it, I could do it. So when life gets chaotic, at it always does, I head for a walk to think and clear my mind . Why wouldn’t I? It worked for me as a child, It works for me now.

I often travel to exotic places to know more about people’s lives and behaviours…I lead an unusual life. Yet no matter where I travel to, no matter where I am, no matter how fantastic the place might be, at the back of my mind…I’m dreaming of being here…I’m stuck here….in IBADAN – Ilu Ibukun Oluwa.