WHY I AM STARTING THIS JOURNEY TO LAW.
My name is Adebola, and I am from Nigeria. I am starting this blog at a time in my life where I am still figuring things out, but one thing feels clearer than everything else: I want to study law. I can’t point to a single perfect moment when I “decided.” It was more gradual than that. I started noticing things, arguments in school, debates, moments where someone was not treated fairly, or when people with better words seemed to win even when they weren’t necessarily right. At first, I just observed. But slowly, I started to feel something stronger than curiosity. I started to feel a need to understand. In school, I noticed that I enjoy speaking, explaining ideas, and trying to make sense of complicated situations. Sometimes I don’t always say everything perfectly, but I care deeply about being understood and understanding others too. That, in a way, feels like the beginning of something connected to law. But I would be lying if I said I feel confident all the time. There are mome...