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Our family moved to Lagos, Nigeria in July 2009. It is a compilation of ramblings about expat life, kids and everything else in between.

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New Beginnings Posted on 13/01/2013

Happy New Year and I hope you all had a great Holiday Season! (I thought the smiles in the above picture can light the way for the New Year!) I know ours was pretty busy.:) We were off to... Read more

There Is No Reason... Posted on 16/12/2012

I have always had the view in my mind that everything in life happens for a reason. Over this weekend, I realized what a child like view of the world that truly is. I was taking that idea... Read more

Thankful Posted on 26/11/2012

My 36th Thanksgiving has come and gone and like many other people around the U.S., I have spent some time thinking about all the things I am thankful for. These past few months of adjusting... Read more

A Village ( a post for Blog Action Day) Posted on 15/10/2012

It is so hard to find time to write anything down these says. One good thing about living on a compound in Nigeria was there weren't so many other distractions because you really had... Read more

Jumbled... Posted on 27/09/2012

I haven't been here for a while....there are lots of reasons I guess. It is not that I haven't had anything to say...actually, there have been so many thoughts in my head these... Read more

Woven Posted on 24/08/2012

It's been a summer of saying good bye and hello again. We went back to the beach and visited family we hadn't seen in a year, but picked up right where we left off... We spent... Read more

Summer Break Posted on 05/07/2012

I hope all of my American friends had a great Fourth of July! I have decided to take a blogging break for the summer. I am in the process of adjusting and regrouping, and I am planning to... Read more

"Normal" Posted on 28/06/2012

Exhaustion!!!!These past two and half weeks have been filled with happiness at seeing old friends again, nervousness about finding a house, anxiousness about putting an offer on just the... Read more

Re-Entry Posted on 22/06/2012

This past week and a half of coming back to the states has been very different than the last three summers. When I came back the other summers, I was a visitor, on vacation. I didn't... Read more

He's Back... Posted on 18/06/2012

On Friday, Guy landed back in the good 'ole USA.:) The kids were so happy to see him and so was I. It had been a long week of jet lag, househunting and not sleeping. I needed serious... Read more

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I remember my friend, a Nigerian expat in the Philippines, telling me how she can't stand being stared at by Filipinos even in the Central Business District (which is a haven for expats). Now I know how it feels to be in her place, like being inside in an aquarium and being watched. I had to look at my back ever now and then for safety reasons. But I guess I'll get used to it in a few. But everything is new to me so I am happy to be here and meeting people from the other side of the world.
By AIM GLOBAL NIGERIA 2012-09-24, 02h28
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- I agree and that is what I always put in my mind (I try to relate my feelings to that of a white man walking through Baclaran)
  By wilgar1377 2013-04-07, 18h57
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