A Mass Communication student at Alvan Ikoku Federal Collage of Education, Owerri, Imo state has taken to Facebook to share her daily struggles as she joggles between petty trading and education.
The story of 19-year-old Paris Diamond is a proof that there are young women who are willing to make pursuits and achieve their goals, even though it the hard way, so far as it is the right way.
Sharing her story on Facebook, Paris Diamond wrote: “I sell pure water to buy text books for myself in school and sometimes use it to pay bills
“I go to the market every Friday evening, Saturday morning and Sunday afternoon after church , i enjoy doing it since i do get money for one or two text books in 2 days. I prefer doing this than sleeping with men for men.
“Yes I slay but guess what is pure water business. I sell almost 7 or 8 bags a day depending on the lucky day . I’m a mass communication student. Sometimes my friends will be like “babe this pure water business no fit u o” I smile and tell them I love it.
“I’m a Nigerian writer too, I have two novels and one drama I have published already but due to money issue I couldn’t make lots of copies. Sometimes when I come back I will tired to read but I try my best. I hustle pure water and sometimes sell jellof rice in school, I make hair, slippers and clothes with this my small but mighty business.”
