May 18, 2018
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May 16, 2018
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Painting- Makes the Bidding Process Easier?
Paint! What mixed emotions I have regarding choosing paint colors. When Ben and I bought our first house in 2004 in Denver Colorado I couldn’t wait to pick and paint the small rooms. Every room was a different color and … Continue reading
May 11, 2018
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How do I know when I am going to go into labor?
Volunteering at the medical clinic and providing classes for the nurses and midwives means I have birth on my mind much of the time. A three year break meant that I only thought about birth a couple of times a … Continue reading
May 6, 2018
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Print Day in May
We are very lucky to have access to the diplomatic pouch, even to receive personal mail. Many expats here essentially have no (practical) options for receiving mail. We do have FexEx and DHL in Lagos, but it is fairly cost-prohibitive … Continue reading
April 18, 2018
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Lagos Life Spring 2018
It has been an eventful spring. It is the dry season here in Nigeria. The dreaded sand filled skies of Harmattan have left us and we are left with warm sunny days. Day to day life is filled with mundane … Continue reading
March 12, 2018
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International Day
Evidently my family members need to own shirts with the American flag on them and it is shocking that we don’t. I had no idea this would be a requirement to this lifestyle. We never even owned holiday themed shirts … Continue reading
March 7, 2018
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The White Expert in the Room
I have been busy with a new and amazing volunteer opportunity. I had been looking for a volunteer opportunity in my field since we arrived. It was difficult to break into though. We live in the affluent area. There are … Continue reading
February 26, 2018
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January and February- who needs them?
I was feeling so great toward the end of the year that I thought that I had missed my January/February slump, but no. I don’t know if it is the post Christmas blahs, illness, the cold or lack of sun … Continue reading
February 22, 2018
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Pyeong Chang Olympics
Foreign Service Officers posted abroad are authorized to own AFN decoders. Armed Forces Network is a tv and radio broadcast network operated by the Department of Defense, which provides US TV and radio programing for military servicemen and servicewomen and … Continue reading
February 18, 2018
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Black Panther
An email came out from our CLO (Community Liaison Office) on Thursday while we were on “the line” adjudicating visas, stating that the Consulate had secured some tickets to the Nigerian premier of the newest offering from the Marvel Comic … Continue reading