I am sorry to say, but posts will be few and far between! The past week, my camera charger blew up. Since the voltage is inconsistent in Nigeria, no matter what precautions you take(voltage stabilizers, regulators and convertors), you are likely to lose some sort of electronic devise. Our friend Lauren's Mac charger blew up the first day they arrived and my Dell charger died about a month ago. Luckily, the IT guys at school are wonderful and they were able to get me a Dell charger which is working for the time period. But, until we find the correct camera batteries, which is easier said than done, I am no longer able to take pictures. Fortunately we have a video camera which we will start to use and post video clips. If there is anything you are curious about seeing in Abuja, please let us know and we will video tape it. We already know that most of you want to see the driving conditions.
So, here are a few pictures...very random, but they show a little bit of our life.
These are my two first grade classes. I love these kids,
even though some of them are a handful. =)
Notice how the cars are not in one lane. No, they are not changing lanes...this is how they drive in Nigeria
Since there are no traffic laws, accidents are VERY common and are usually indescribable. Sometimes we'll see cars on top of light posts, on top of concrete barriers and usually in a drainage ditch. Once there is an accident, there's an immediate mob. People will just stop their cars in the middle of the road and get out to take a look. This accident was about 2 miles from our house. This particular part of the road is a bypass over the Berger Junction. A construction truck somehow drove off the interstate and almost fell off the bridge. This is crane lifting the truck.
Men selling water to passing cars and pedestrians. Men and women carrying objects
on their heads is a common scene.
Some of the art we have purchased so far:
John, a guard at our apartment carved this statue from one piece of wood.
Traditional African masks. It is hard to tell, but there is a
pounded metal on parts of the masks
Hopefully we can fix our camera issue quickly and continue posting pictures.
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