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I received my results for my chemical engineering degree today. All I can say is God is good! I was able to sleep last night after praying and this morning I managed even not to feel ill as I trusted in him. Although I lost my appetite I managed to shove a slice of toast down and I made it to uni to collect my results. As my head of year handed me the paper he said 'this year's results are a mixed bag, but I managed to get a 2:1'. Allelujia! I'm so happy, its wonderful, I can relax...the sigh of relief I exhaled was indescribable.

As I patiently waited for my classmates to get their results I informed my family. My Dad, who is in Nigeria on holiday went about informing all the family back home. I received texts and calls of congratulations.

I went for lunch, then coffee, then supper then cocktails and finally to a Jazz bar where a few ciders ensued. All with the great company of a few dear classmates.

I walked around the city centre, taking in the sights with new eyes...the eyes of a graduate!!! Amazing, this was my city, I've had good times here, bad times, but most of all I've learnt about myself, I've gained knowledge of my degree and I have an overwhelming sense of achievement. I feel almost invincible but I am not too full of pride, I know I could have done nothing without faith in God, I would have been overwhelmed by my circumstances, sucumbed to defeat and listened to all those discouraging voices that tried to knock me down.

I've made great friends, awesome connections and I can tell you doing a chemical engineering degree will give you wrinkles, cause you to have more than a couple of pulling your hair out/crying moments but at the end of the day, the mind you're left with is special, and well worth it. Your outlook on life and thought-processes/way of thinking is forever changed for the better. This valuable skill will help in any job or career engineering or otherwise.

A big congratulations to all those graduating this year everywhere and good luck to those still awaiting results. Whatever happens, the most important thing is what you've learnt from the experience about yourself as a person.

Love from Fi xx