I Am From Two Different Cultural Backgrounds, Which Makes Me Multicultural?

I attend elementary and high school in Asmara, Eritrea. It has been a decade since I graduated high school thus, never attend college after that. I always want to attend college, but I never had the chance to matriculate. After two

I was born and lived in Dubuque Iowa. I was born on December 31st, 2003. I went to Trinity Square Daycare and I was a bit of a bad kid, and by a bit I mean a lot. My cousin and I both went to the same preschool. We went to St. Marks preschool, by Carnegie Stout Library in Dubuque.

I was once the new kid at school. I started off at Dossin Elementary on the westside of Detroit, then later moved to Harper Woods, Mi. I went to Tyrone Elementary and I was in the fourth grade same as Bjorn Skogquist. I was a shy and quiet kid. I sat at the back of the classroom with my head down.

When I was in sixth and seventh grade, I became old enough to start understanding and seeing the problems we were faced with as a

I attended Buffalo General High School until I graduated in 1893. Due to my academic records and responsibility I attended Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, on a scholarship. I represented my school in cross country, rowing, and boxing. Buffalo

When I was younger, school was never important to me and I never cared to study. So, once I hit junior

I was in eighth grade -so right around 13 years old. I had spent the majority

Then when I moved up into middle school, everything was fine, I liked it, I knew

was going great exempt my school work. I Got a 1.6 GPA in that year

Shortly after this I started middle school; I was skin and bones with a huge attitude.

comparison I can think of is when I moved to middle school. I was the

Before we begin, let’s take a look at the country and its environs. Nigeria a former British Colony, located in the western part of Africa, it shares borders with Benin, Cameroun, and Niger. A growing population of 150million, labour force of 51million (70% Agriculture, 10% industry and 20% service), urbanisation is less than 40%, GDP is over $300billion, Per capita income is $2300. Nigeria is blessed with different cultures, languages and ethnic groups (252 in total); this was due to the colonization of the British in the early 19th century (Columbia Encyclopaedia). The British amalgamated its protectorates in 1914 to enable stable control and governance which made them create one Nation of Nigeria formed from all the groups, community and empires around the Niger area under their control. Nigeria had her independence on the 1st of October 1960 and since then various civil wars, political and religious unrest in the country to share power and resources amicably.

This only stimulated my imagination further. I loved learning new things and enjoyed school, except my interaction with teachers and students did not improve until late in my elementary years. I was very smart, very tall, and very skinny; none of which improved my standing. Physically I matured earlier than most of my contemporaries, but emotionally I continued to be less sophisticated long after I entered high school. In seventh grade I grew five inches in three months, began menstruation, developed acne, got braces on my teeth and was forced to wear glasses. I perfected the art of being invisible and seldom spoke out in class for fear I might answer wrong. Fortunately, I also discovered the arts in junior high. I excelled at drawing and loved choir and drama club. I had discovered an area where I felt at home and other people understood my imagination.

     Nigeria has been a country in political turmoil for a long time. The country was created in 1914 under British colonial rule and at that time it was considered a protectorate. It was not until 1960 that Nigeria received independence from the United Kingdom. One of Nigeria's problems politically is that it has over three hundred different ethnic groups. The three largest of these are the Hausa-Fulani, Igbo, and Yoruba. At the time of the independence of Nigeria it was split up into three states with each state being under the control of one of the major ethnic groups. The natural resources of the other 297 ethnic groups were exploited for the major three groups,

classes. From kindergarten to 5th grade I was in regular classes. Then from 6th grade classes