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Dear Mums,
I just don’t understand… Since becoming pregnant, I’ve run into many women (occasionally men, but mostly women) who have seemed to revel in exclaiming all the known downsides of being a mother. Of course, this is done without me asking … Continue reading
What’s for dinner?
I don’t usually whine (extended pause for close family and friends and especially The Hubs to laugh and wipe away their tears. {Don’t you think that tears that are created while laughing should have a different name? Something happy? Chears. … Continue reading
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Tagged cheese, dinner, Dinosaurs, expat, expatriate, local foods, Nigeria
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Limping Along
I’ve found my breaking point : 6 months in a hotel. I take that back. It’s not living in the hotel. If I had moved here with the understanding that I would always be in the hotel, that would be … Continue reading
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Tagged cheese, clutter, depressed, Dinosaurs, overwhelmed, underwhelmed
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Obama, Goats, and My Siblings.
Strange McStranger: “Are you a doctor?” Me: “Oh, um, no.” “Oh, your shirt says Muscular Dystrophy.” “Oh, no, this is an organization I volunteer with.” “Ah. Are you American?” “Yep…” “How’s Obama?” “Um, he’s good.” “He’s black.” “Yep. Sure is.” … Continue reading
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Tagged cheese, dinosaur, goat, National Sibling Day, Nigeria
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Dead animal plastic surgery
“Don’t eat sick or dead animals.”- Nigerian radio So…live animals. Got it. And people ask why I didn’t bring Macaroni-Dawg here with me. The program’s topic suddenly changed from dead animals to plastic surgery. Now, I want to say, … Continue reading
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Tagged cheese, Dinosaurs, plastic surgery, restaurant, vaginal reconstruction
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Amen!
“Put the candy down, Chief. We really need to exercise…” “Amen, Amen, AMEN!” :in choral voices from afar: “God?” The Hubs and I are back in Nigeria after a VERY extended stay in the US because of visa issues … Continue reading
Blinded by the light
Last week, I went to the optometrist, since I am stuck in Houston and my contacts make my eyes feel like the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band danced a gig on my orbital surface. ( I don’t, in fact, believe that … Continue reading
Snuggin’ Babies!
Maybe it was all those “Save the Children” ads I used to watch on TV, but I always figured that at some point I would be snuggin’ orphan babies in Africa. Not that it was exactly a goal, but just … Continue reading
This is What I Call Exploitation
There is a word that I would like to teach you: Oga: ‘Big Man’ or a boss I imagine that when I say we’re living in a hotel, you imagine a basic Super 8 type deal. When I tell you … Continue reading
Nigeria: Putting the FUN in dysentery since…oh wait. That doesn’t work.
Alternate titles for this post include: “I’ve lost 9 pounds in 12 hours, ask me how!” “And you thought the water in Mexico was bad!” But ultimately, “Nigeria: Putting the FUN in dysentery since..oh wait. That doesn’t work.” seems to … Continue reading
