Although I am in Nigeria, I am not in the part of Nigeria that is in the news: the Niger Delta. The distance between Lagos and the Niger Delta, geographically, is similar to the distance between New Orleans, Louisiana and Houston, Texas. That being said, the distance is not so great in some other ways. …

Within the first 2 weeks of our arrival I experienced “the test”. I knew at the time it was a test, and I knew I had failed — from my perspective at least. From the tester’s point of view, I had passed and he, or they, were going to have some fun with this newcomer …

I had the title for this blog before I wrote anything. Stir-crazy came to mind because I am living on a compound of expats in Africa and it’s a lot like living in a small town in winter; there’s not too many places to go. Also, what I like to do with lots of down …