Celebrating Nigerian Independence & Culture

I guess today is the day I can stop complaining to my husband that we have so little contact with the local culture. The school annually marks Nigeria’s independence day with a culture day. For the entire day classes are suspended, so the school community can enjoy the exhibits and performances not only by students [...]

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Cricket Anyone?

Cricket is like religion in Pakistan. In Nigeria, it comes next to soccer. But for some strange reason, it felt weird to watch the game played by the school’s expat staff today with Alan Jackson warbling Chattahochee in the background. Doesn’t mean we didn’t have fun. Many of the players have never played cricket before, [...]

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Masks at Lekki Market

I tried to enjoy the last day of our four-day weekend by going to Lekki Market today. We were told it is the best place in Lagos when it comes to African handicraft. Although most stalls were also closed due to the Id holiday, I was not disappointed with the ones that were open.
There were [...]

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Balogun Market in Lagos Island

Living in the same compound where you work can be limiting at times. I was starting to feel sorry for myself, that except for a day at the beach I never really had a chance to experience the local culture. That is until an opportunity came to shop for fabrics in Balogun market came up [...]

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Leapin’ Lizards

The lizards here in the school compound are so different from anything I’ve ever seen before my fascination with them is making me and my son follow them around. They are huge, colorful, and fast. They sometimes remind me of the velociraptors from “Jurassic Park” and make me shudder.

I’ve always been afraid of lizards, and [...]

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