Happy 50th Birthday Nigeria

Oh what fun we had celebrating Nigerian Culture Day yesterday in school. As my husband noted, it was like being in a prom or wedding because everyone — students, teachers, parents, nannies and drivers — wore elaborate and colorful Nigerian outfits. I would put it in the same category as the  fiestas and festivals we [...]

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Igizia Poloni

Igizia is an Italian artist who has lived in Nigeria for over 40 years. I first heard of her work when her bead creations were on display during last year’s fall bazaar organized by the PTO. At that time I marveled at her originality in putting together garlands of African beads as candle ornaments. Then [...]

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A Visit to the Earth & Fire Clayworks Pottery

Last November I bought some glazed dishes at a school fair; but didn’t get the business card of the vendor. After asking a few people around and one fruitless trip with wrong directions, I finally found the number and address of Earth & Fire Clayworks. It’s actually on the street behind Tantalizers, and not on [...]

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Lagos Beginning of Year 2

It’s only been a month since we returned to Lagos for our second year of teaching, but I continue to surprise myself when people ask how we’re doing and I reply, “everything is better this year!” Why won’t it get better? Our son is almost three and continues to get more independent and self-reliant week [...]

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