tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8746185529766786528.post9016587547448543597..comments2023-07-26T07:56:04.689-07:00Comments on Asili the Journal Blogspot: murtala muhammad airport (3)Joseph McNairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13632541290130918773noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8746185529766786528.post-41299200056779005602009-10-26T11:47:10.083-07:002009-10-26T11:47:10.083-07:00After reading the two stories i look back and thin...After reading the two stories i look back and think of my travels to different places. It leads me to realize that people do these types of things in countries all over the world. I've had the opportunity to vist Jamaica, Haiti, the dominican Republic and the Bahamas, and in doing so, I've come across the corruption that tends to take place in the airports. If the residents of the country feel that you are a foreigner or tourist they will gladly take advantage of that and try to use that to the best of their will. They scam and plot which is exactly what happened to the character in the story. until it was realized that he may have something more than they, the customs agent would have let him through, but upon noticing the three hundred dollar bills, this captured their attention and also turned on their greed and dishonesty. they tried to hold him under false pretenses. This has happened so many times and i begin to think that this will continue to happen because people always have eyes for what is not theirs. It is not until they see that you are no foreigner to their country or that you have family there who would vouch for you and make sure that you dont get scammed by these perpertrators of law enforcement for their country. Butgiven the current state of the global economy and the poverty in the world to a certain extent they cant be blamed even though the crimes they commit to the visitors are at times heinious. I mean, if there was a way to always prevent these things from happening Im sure there would've been books written about it already. Although, my mom seems to think that by not dressing up and looking simple compared to being flashy than normal tehy wouldnt target you. But honestly I think that people dhave caught on to that trick a long tim eago. overall the story relates to real life so therefore it was a good one.Trisha[dot]Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11121135523594474826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8746185529766786528.post-75176772871444559182009-10-26T08:55:16.257-07:002009-10-26T08:55:16.257-07:00This poem is an example of how different the world...This poem is an example of how different the world is around us. When one travel outside their comfort zone, for example,if one live in Florida and they decided to go to New York City is still can be a strange place for them because they are surrounded by many new things that are unfamiliar to them. I believe it can be a scary experience when travel to a new country, seeing new faces and most of the time the people that you are surrounded by does not understand you and your culture.goddesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16242444643652909272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8746185529766786528.post-18488748174058742192009-10-26T08:54:28.797-07:002009-10-26T08:54:28.797-07:00Being in a whole new country and not knowing who t...Being in a whole new country and not knowing who to trust can be a very scary thing. I enjoyed this poem because every little situation is described and it allows me to feel the tension and nervousness of what he was going through. They are corrupt and feel as if they could get away with anything due to the fact that people are too scared to stand up for themselves. It took alot of courage to do what you did.Catalina Aguirrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10329304329294414955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8746185529766786528.post-32581750819769273712009-10-26T08:44:02.207-07:002009-10-26T08:44:02.207-07:00this seems to me the whole part about being nervou...this seems to me the whole part about being nervous is because you are in a new land and the customs are totally different, from the way i guess you can say customer service is. In the United States we are more accostumed to the customer being acknowledged and in nigeria they seem to be much more rougher, they donnot explain what they are doing leaving the you to be apprehensive and nervous, which also can be seen as guilt.Reggiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10006932027388163536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8746185529766786528.post-53402455482137374032009-10-26T08:43:09.535-07:002009-10-26T08:43:09.535-07:00This poem is soething that most of us experience w...This poem is soething that most of us experience when we travel to other countries. the anxiety one feels when questions begin to flood you mind as to wether or not you have all your documents in ordere when its time to pass through customs. i personally get frantic at the faint possibility of being left behind because the customs agent didint like the way i looked at him/her or maybe the way I handed my papers over. and then in that state of panic its as though my senses become more keen and i hear all the noise around me more clearly and i feel that everyone in the airport is touching me. i can definetly relate to the feeling of panic that he discribes here. its a relief to have someone with you that knows what they are doing.Dolores Fuentesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8746185529766786528.post-58386412715498516982009-10-26T08:36:12.686-07:002009-10-26T08:36:12.686-07:00I am left with a burgage of feeling after reading ...I am left with a burgage of feeling after reading these two stories. On the one hand I have a fear for traveling to places like this because of the corruption. On the other hand I am excited as have always want to travel to the mother land and see how African live. As I know that the author of this story is well and had many wonderful adventures in many forgein lands I have a deep sence of respect for him. It takes a lot to leave your confort zone and exsplore the scary unfamilar world. Bravery is a wonderful trait to have and builds moral character. Would I have been brave enough to argue with customs over the outragous fee? Would I have paniced when a total stranger took my passport on the pretence of helping me through customs? I am not sure of either of these answers but I would like to think that I would take a leap on faith and do whatever I could to get what I wanted. The author oviously wanted to travel the country no matter what and would not be detered. I enjoyed both poems imensely as they maked me hunger for an African adventure.ppvasquezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03332312170481326077noreply@blogger.com