Living a Sheltered Expat Life

This week marks our 3rd month in Lagos, Nigeria. I’m not proud to say we haven’t done much more than spend our time in Victoria Island, where our school/flat and most grocery shops are located. We ventured a few times to the beach, Lekki market, and Balogun market … but only once or twice. You [...]

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The Price of Groceries in Lagos

We flew to Nigeria with 13 pieces of baggage, acting on the recommendations of colleagues and blogs about the high cost of items here. Three months since we arrived we have a fair idea of our monthly expenses, and while it is almost double compared to Islamabad, it is not as bad.
Here is what I [...]

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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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Expat Food in Nigeria

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 [...]

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