APRIL!

How was your April? Did you take a new course? Learn a new language? Travel to a new country? Quit a job you hated? Started a new job? Moved to a different city or country? Whatever it was you accomplished or you didnt…HAPPY NEW MONTH! I truly hope that whatever your heart desires, you accomplish it and even if you don’t focus on the other small wins.

So what was my highlight of April? Or better put, what were some of the things I found fascinating in the month?

I watched a Nollywood movie on Amazon Prime titled Gangs of Lagos and it was fantastic. Currently, when it comes to quality filmamking and its awesomeness in Africa, I must give it to Nollywood (the Nigerian Film Industry). They are really putting in the work; I mean you have Netflix partnering with Nollywood film makers to make movies and now Amazon Prime has also joined the train. GROWTH! Not to throw shade but I wish Ghana had made similar progress in our movie industry but unfortunately, it is not the case.

So what was so fantastic about this movie? The CAST! They all delivered! I cannot fault anyone who was struggling to fit in…but now that I mentio it, I must give a special shout out to the child actors of Obalola, Ify, Gift and Teni. They were AMAZING! They could actually ACT! The storyline was not something we have exactly not seen before but the storytelling was on point! Jade Osiberu, the director did an amazing job. The breakout star for me has got to be the man who played Kazeem (Olarotimi Fakunle) OMG! He was phenomenal! My favourite scene has got to be the church scene where Mama Ify (Chioma Akpotha) delivered an outstanding performance of a grieving mother mourning her son. I could feel all the emotions. That was some 5 STAR Acting right there!

Fortunately, a lot of people share the same sentiments. I mean like any other movie, people have their criticisms…I did too but because I enjoyed the movie so much, it did not take away its brilliance so I won’t be focusing on that! But if you have not seen it all or are curious about it, I will recommend you watch it on Prime Video. It is worth the watch!

And what was the other thing April gave me? A JOB! Yes, I got a job just at the end of the month of April. I may have to do a separate blog post about this (which I will) because there is a lot to unpack. But what I can say is, I am grateful to God as well as few friends who have been so supportive through it all. It has been quite a JOURNEY!

I hope you enjoyed reading this post. Of course, there were some not so great moments (I mean it would not be life if everything was perfect) but I only choose to share the positive ones because why focus on the negative ones? See you soon with another blog post! Stay blessed and safe!