I grew up in Lagos, the city where no matter how early you leave your house, you’re already late. The traffic, the noise, the rush, Lagos just has a way of making you feel like you\u2019re always chasing something. And for some strange reason, it made me believe that everywhere else, especially outside Lagos, is just one big village.<\/p>\n
I\u2019m actually from Ondo State, but I\u2019ve never been there. Not once. Yet, I somehow have this picture in my head that Ondo is full of bush paths and palm trees, maybe with one small radio station where people gather to listen to the news at 6 p.m. (Don\u2019t ask me why, that\u2019s just how I imagined it.)<\/p>\n
But lately, I\u2019ve started rethinking this whole \u201ceverywhere outside Lagos is a village\u201d mentality. Lagos might be the centre of hustle, but it doesn\u2019t mean everywhere else is backward, right? I mean, Ondo must have its own charm, something beyond the image I\u2019ve painted in my head. I know there\u2019s more to the place than just red sand and old people farming, but, well, I\u2019ve not actually experienced it myself.<\/p>\n
I\u2019m beginning to feel like I need to make a trip home, not just to claim I\u2019m from Ondo when people ask, but to actually know what\u2019s going on there. Who knows? I might find out that they\u2019ve got more than enough to make me rethink my \u201cLagos or nothing\u201d mindset.<\/p>\n
Lagos will always be my hustle city, but maybe, just maybe, Ondo has something waiting for me that Lagos can\u2019t offer. It\u2019s time to drop the \u201cvillage\u201d mindset and explore my roots before I keep embarrassing myself with all these assumptions!<\/p>\n
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