INTERVIEW WITH MY RELUCTANT RETURNEE

SD: What is your name?

Tobs: My name is Turbi (His name is Tobi but for some reason he has always pronounced his name as Turbi as in ‘Turbo’...LOL!)

SD: Tobs, I need to ask you a few questions about how you feel about moving to Nigeria..it’s for my blog

Tobs: Whats a blog?

SD: It’s where I write about different things I like for my friends to read

Tobs: Oh mummy I’m tired, I want to watch TV..

SD: It wont take long I promise..

Tobs: Okay Mummy you have five minutes..

SD: How old are you?

Tobs: I am 5years old

SD: What do you want to be when you grow up?

Tobs: Superman

SD: But that’s not a job!

Tobs: (Frowns) It is Mummy, it is...!

SD: So what do you think about Nigeria?

Tobs: I hate Naigiaa(Nigeria)..but I like it a little bit...

SD: Why do you hate Nigeria? 

Tobs: I dont like Naigiaa because, there are no Toy’R”Us, the cars are not shiny, they don’t look nice..everywhere is not nice..everywhere is not shiny...

SD: What do you mean everywhere is not nice?

Tobs: It looks nice a little bit but they need to decorate it..

SD: What do you like about England then?

Tobs: My house, my school, my cousins -Moyin and Opemipo,T-Baby, Debra, My friends Mofe and Mojola..England is nice..

SD: Have you made new friends at your new school?

Tobs: I don’t have friends yet. We are always working in school there is no time to find out names...School in Naigiaa is not to play..

SD: So are you saying you like everything about England? 

Tobs: Only one thing I don’t like is that It’s toooo cold!

SD: Then you must Like Nigeria cos its warm then..

Tobs: Naigiaa is not warm mummy, Naigiaaa is HOT, veyi  veyi hot..it makes me sweat..I don’t like to sweat.. (By Veyi, he means ‘Very’ I think we need to work hard on on our ‘r’ pronunciaion..I know..hee hee)

SD: But you are much happier here...you have so many people looking after you, Grandmas and Grandpas..So many Aunties and Uncles..Look you’re smiling...you smile more since we got here...

Tobs: Yes mummy..I like Naigiaa a little bit but England is the best...I have to go now...I said 5 mnutes...

SD: But it’s not 5 minutes yet ...

Tobs: No response ..smiles,waves as he walks away...