A Typical Nigerian kid
Harmony Nwachukwu is a typical Nigerian kid that resides in a big city - Lagos with the privilege of travelling to school by an air-conditioned school bus (timeforkids.com, 2016). Playing computer games, eating bread/tea for breakfast and rice/plantain for lunch were indicated as what Harmony does prior to heading to school. Once she woke up at 05:45 every morning, she prays with the family before resuming the activities of the day. The little girl has the responsibility of waking up her younger brother and get him prepared for school (timeforkids.com, 2016).
Getting out of bed early is very crucial to catch the school bus at 06:45am, beat the horrible traffic, and arrive at school within 07:45am. Immediately Harmony arrives at school, she proceeds by saying prayers, and bible reading during the morning assembly. She enjoys playing drums during the National anthem which can be exciting for any Nigerian kid. Math is a challenging subject for Harmony and she enjoys beadwork activity to produce necklaces, bracelets, and bangles (timeforkids.com, 2016). Harmony as a city kid can watch folktales on television as movies, cartoons/computer, or read them from books. …show more content…
On the other hand, a city-kid in Nigeria does not have all the privileges a village kid enjoys. Almost every kid in the city has a place in the village to go for a vacation or visit from time to time. When I was a little girl, I walked several miles to school to and fro. I wake up very early in the morning to go to the stream to fetch water or make fire with firewood to heat up water and food. It is quite true that I did not worry about traffic jams or missing a school bus with air-condition. Instead, I walked in the heat of the sun or in the coldness of rain. I did not have the luxury of playing with computer at
Harmony Nwachukwu is a typical Nigerian kid that resides in a big city - Lagos with the privilege of travelling to school by an air-conditioned school bus (timeforkids.com, 2016). Playing computer games, eating bread/tea for breakfast and rice/plantain for lunch were indicated as what Harmony does prior to heading to school. Once she woke up at 05:45 every morning, she prays with the family before resuming the activities of the day. The little girl has the responsibility of waking up her younger brother and get him prepared for school (timeforkids.com, 2016).
Getting out of bed early is very crucial to catch the school bus at 06:45am, beat the horrible traffic, and arrive at school within 07:45am. Immediately Harmony arrives at school, she proceeds by saying prayers, and bible reading during the morning assembly. She enjoys playing drums during the National anthem which can be exciting for any Nigerian kid. Math is a challenging subject for Harmony and she enjoys beadwork activity to produce necklaces, bracelets, and bangles (timeforkids.com, 2016). Harmony as a city kid can watch folktales on television as movies, cartoons/computer, or read them from books. …show more content…
On the other hand, a city-kid in Nigeria does not have all the privileges a village kid enjoys. Almost every kid in the city has a place in the village to go for a vacation or visit from time to time. When I was a little girl, I walked several miles to school to and fro. I wake up very early in the morning to go to the stream to fetch water or make fire with firewood to heat up water and food. It is quite true that I did not worry about traffic jams or missing a school bus with air-condition. Instead, I walked in the heat of the sun or in the coldness of rain. I did not have the luxury of playing with computer at