WHYITOOKTHENEXTBUSTONOWHERE

'The fearful girl is out of school'villager's said on my last high school day.It never augured well with me as much as it was written all over me.i frantically searched for ways to prove them wrong,i longed to go go far away.

An opportunity came knocking hard,my application for a scholarship for a tourism course had been accepted,one i had lost hope of months ago and commenced doing errands in order to earn.The joy within ,the hopes within, of a better and exciting life,Here it was ,on the palm of my hand.

A problem emerged,within me and parents,the distance.All my life,the longest distance i had taken from my home was 41.2km,always in company.Now 339km was calling me,on my own.This confirmed the fears i had harbored for long
how was i to do it,what was on my way,what if i got lost,how would my parents know if am safe(owning a phone was like owning a dream liner)but,this was an opportunity i could not waste,my parents were not able to give me the education i craved for,so this one came on a silver platter.

The day was here,everything fully packed .I didn't know where i was headed,but i knew my destination's name was Eldoret ,a name i had only heard in my Geography.I shook,smiled,heartbeats then calmed and set to enjoy my day with the matatu(local name for buses)
Kenya is surely a beauty.Think of a moment that changed your life. The birth of a child. Hearing the words “I do” while down on one knee.Now imagine that , its own awe-inspiring, life-altering moment that makes your bones tremble,and your emotions swirl.It has been my country since birth,but this?this was not the Kenya i knew in my village,this was totally a different Kenya.

The vast rustic green-forests,the carpet leveled Nyayo tea plantations,steep rocky hills.The wide unending lakes,fresh and misty revatilising air left me breathless,where had i been all this time,why hadn't anyone told me about it?.My fears ended,and anger cropped in,anger of ignorance.Everyone should be told about and experience it.Zebras in wilderness,antelopes swiftly and with pride making strides,all kind of birds' songs,it was awesome.I loved traveling,it stuck in me,i loved writing about it. making it known to all.I passed through towns beautiful famous towns,it was good,i loved my journey

The journey that started at 0500 ended at 1830 it looked like a simple walk,a walk that changed me,created a hobby in me that opened my mind to the many opportunities there are,

A walk that helped me conquer my fears.