May 30, 2019
by Dy
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Ben and I have been married 18 years and been together for 21 years. Our relationship is now old enough to get married and drink! It really has been a magical ride and even though it is cliche we really … Continue reading
April 25, 2019
by Dy
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A topic we don’t want to discuss but one that is necessary. Sadly I have had far too much experience in this area over the last two years.
April 24, 2019
by Dy
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We were now on the road from Ouarzazate to Marrakesh. Today, back in Lagos I was watching the movie Queen of the Desert with Nichole Kidman and recognized some of the places from the film which was filmed in Marrakesh … Continue reading
April 19, 2019
by Dy
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After a long day of driving we arrived in the small city of Merzouga. I don’t know what it was but Merzouga reminded me of a college town. Hotels full of young people who were completing various treks across the … Continue reading
April 16, 2019
by Dy
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Day 2 in Morocco and we were on the road again. This time on the road to Fez. Coming down the back side of the Rif mountains was quite the winding road. Charming with little farms all around. Donkeys backs … Continue reading
April 16, 2019
by Dannica Gordon
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When we began discussing which performance we’d be doing this year, our choices where Mama Mia or Beauty and the Beast, and both of those were shot down. Mama Mia because there is a gay character and the mom doesn’t … Continue reading
April 8, 2019
by Dy
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I live a charmed life. I have made the best of friends here in Lagos. When we first arrived many other people were also coming to post. I heard that there was over 60% change over that summer. I became … Continue reading
July 20, 2018
by Ben
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We had gone dark for a while, in part because we were out of Nigeria on our R&R vacation to Denmark and the US. We told ourselves that we might make a blog post from the road, even said we’d … Continue reading
June 6, 2018
by Dy
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This post may seem pointless to many of my Foreign Service friends, but many people from the US have never lived over seas. Even fewer have lived in a developing country. I wasn’t prepared for how cluttered my house would … Continue reading
May 29, 2018
by Dannica Gordon
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As a few of you might know, I got the amazing opportunity to play the main role of Mulan in our school musical production this year.