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Greatly Exaggerated: Art Gallery in Abuja

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Art Gallery in Abuja. As was my intention, I picked out some gifts (from the non-South-African and non-stereotypical items) and helped G decide on some art for his house - of course, by "help," I mean that I stood next to him supportively and nodded while he picked it. Quite contrary to my intention, I fell in love with a painting by a Nigerian artist ,. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). A series of largely unconnected thoughts and experiences for family and friends to follow as they see fit.

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Greatly Exaggerated: My Last Night in Nigeria, Courtesy of G

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My Last Night in Nigeria, Courtesy of G. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). A series of largely unconnected thoughts and experiences for family and friends to follow as they see fit. Blog: Teach for America. CIA World Factbook: Nigeria. My Last Night in Nigeria, Courtesy of G. Really fascinating article on HIV/AIDS in Afghanis. Art Gallery in Abuja. Super-Supportive Family and Friends. Health Care Part Deux. Dinner by the Pool. Skype Chat with my Sister.

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Greatly Exaggerated

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Really fascinating article on HIV/AIDS in Afghanistan. I cannot imagine how much more dangerous and more difficult working in Afghanistan is, to say nothing of the sector of work. The strong religious aversion to homosexuality is very similar here. A second interesting issue was that of the response to General Pace's comments. On gays in the military. He called them immoral, so protesters responded with:. Pretty amusing. Sorry to miss that and the major anti-war protests. Blog: Teach for America.

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Greatly Exaggerated: March 2007

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I arrived Thursday and have been relaxing in Alexandria since then. My mother emailed me to let me know that my cat is sick, but that they're taking very good care of him. He had an asthma flare-up, so they're giving him nebulizer treatments and created an oxygen tent for him. Next to the stove. See below. Below this would be my cat's extremely unhappy face framed by his "oxygen tent":. According to my mother, his HMO gives us extra points for home treatment. Fantastic. Art Gallery in Abuja. The painting...

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Greatly Exaggerated: April 2007

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The journalists covering politics in Nigeria treat it as an opportunity for their own advancement. The coverage is superficial, an embarrassment. And the heads of agencies, of NGOs, and of corporations read these stories. Journalists hammering out a last-minute story based on a single interview conducted hundreds of miles outside the borders of Nigeria might jeopardize millions in investment and even undermine an entire election. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Blog: Teach for America.

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Greatly Exaggerated: Buh-Bye Dukies

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Three pieces of terrific news from home today. Duke bit the dust. B imed to warn me not to read SI.com because he knows Duke is in North Carolina, and he knows I love college basketball. Thankfully I'm a Carolina girl. The only emotional reaction I'll have to Duke's loss is delight. Oh, and, the loss made the front-page of the NY Times online. Almost as cool: NY. Are movin' their primaries to February 5. Does this knock Edwards out? His main hope was Iowa - and my main hope is that he's out.

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Greatly Exaggerated: February 2007

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Photos of a rally, courtesy of G:. Credit goes to G for these great images, taken on the way to - perhaps during or after? A rally for our candidate, whom you'll see pictured on the side of the bus:. He also noticed that livestock transportation is heavily regulated and carefully conducted, as seen below:. Democracy still has a fairly tenuous grip in Nigeria. Thought the last elections were not free and fair;. Through they were free and fair with major problems;. From 2000-01 to 2005:. There were some re...

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Greatly Exaggerated: Remembering Nigeria

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The journalists covering politics in Nigeria treat it as an opportunity for their own advancement. The coverage is superficial, an embarrassment. And the heads of agencies, of NGOs, and of corporations read these stories. Journalists hammering out a last-minute story based on a single interview conducted hundreds of miles outside the borders of Nigeria might jeopardize millions in investment and even undermine an entire election. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Blog: Teach for America.

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Greatly Exaggerated: Much Better!

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Wish I had more opportunities to go to the beautiful places in Nigeria (and to show them in my photos). There are many amazing parts of the country I'm only able to read about, not see or go to. The places I go for work are largely in industrial areas and some of the most crowded sectors of the cities. Nothing new, just more research and writing for several hectic days. Today was my grandmother's birthday, and I was happy to be able to call her for a few moments. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).