One of the things I like about our new school is that instead of a cafeteria we have a “food court.” Since classes started this week I’ve been getting my lunch from the Indian food stand. They sell saffron rice, somozas, paratha rolls, and chicken lollipops. Yesterday lunch was fried rice and chicken suya, a [...]
Archive for August, 2009
Expat Food in Nigeria
Posted in Family Life, Nigeria, tagged food, grocery, Lagos on August 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The First Eight Days in Lagos, Nigeria
Posted in Family Life, Nigeria, school on August 16, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Well, we survived our first week in Lagos, Nigeria and never came close to re-packing our bags screaming to be taken to the airport. That’s the advantage of having little or no expectations about this place. After reading and hearing unflattering comments and negative reviews about the second biggest city in Africa (in terms of [...]
Two Useful Travel Tips
Posted in travel, tagged baggage, luggage, packing on August 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I am grateful to two well-traveled teachers who gave me the most useful advice for our impending move to Nigeria.
Marsha told me all about vacuum bags, and we found out yesterday that the large and jumbo sizes re perfect for carpets. We like it that they take up less space, and are protected from dusts, [...]
Packing Again and Again …
Posted in travel, tagged baggage, lufthansa, luggage, packing on August 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
We’re almost done packing, again. Eight have been filled up to 50 lbs or less, and four more to go.
We need to inform Lufthansa through our travel agent how much excess baggage space we are reserving. They charge $250 per excess baggage. To date Brian counted 12: 3 suitcases, 7 storage bins, a box containing [...]
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