I have meant to blog about a couple different topics this past month, but somehow time has gotten away from me. It's been a very full month with lots of exciting things. So, I am going to start working backwards, and hopefully try to get caught up.
On October 1, Nigera celebrates its independence day, which never really meant anything to me before. However, this year, I received something that looked like this.
I know it's kind of hard to read, but it is an official invitation to the Nigerian Independence Day celebration from the ambassador (well, actually from my friend Sope). I never in my wildest dreams imagined that I would be invited to something like this, so of course, I had to go. I convinced my room mate of the same, and off we went.
As we approached the hotel, I noticed the parking lot was full of black Mercedes with flags from different countries on them. These were the ambassadors' cars. We entered the hotel, and I kind of felt like I was at some kind of UN meeting. There were people from all over the world in their traditional costumes, and I almost got run over by what looked like a middle eastern general. It was really interesting to be in a completely different atmosphere then I am used to being in, but it was also a lot of fun!
We spent the evening visiting with people from my church and trying a few Nigerian dishes.
On October 1, Nigera celebrates its independence day, which never really meant anything to me before. However, this year, I received something that looked like this.
I know it's kind of hard to read, but it is an official invitation to the Nigerian Independence Day celebration from the ambassador (well, actually from my friend Sope). I never in my wildest dreams imagined that I would be invited to something like this, so of course, I had to go. I convinced my room mate of the same, and off we went.
As we approached the hotel, I noticed the parking lot was full of black Mercedes with flags from different countries on them. These were the ambassadors' cars. We entered the hotel, and I kind of felt like I was at some kind of UN meeting. There were people from all over the world in their traditional costumes, and I almost got run over by what looked like a middle eastern general. It was really interesting to be in a completely different atmosphere then I am used to being in, but it was also a lot of fun!
We spent the evening visiting with people from my church and trying a few Nigerian dishes.
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