Title: Rich in Nigeria (
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HAVC Brochure - 12/Jun/2011 16:18 - 4706 days ago
This is the HAVC brochure....
Food Blog Pt II - The animals I have known and loved. - 12/Nov/2010 16:16 - 4918 days ago
StewMeat in Nigeria is much tougher than in the UK (or anywhere else I’ve been), I think this is because animals are not fed h...
what to bring - 14/Oct/2010 16:10 - 4947 days ago
This is a list of some of the stuff i have found useful, someone may find this of use in the unfortunate circumstance they find ...
Going back (temporarily) - 17/Sep/2010 16:35 - 4974 days ago
For the past 3 weeks I have been back in dear old blighty, the thinly veiled excuse for this was a need to attend a wedding. I d...
Food Pt I - The Starch - 11/Aug/2010 09:27 - 5011 days ago
Right its finally here, the often promised and never delivered blog on the Nigerian culinary extravaganza. This will be divided ...
how not to get a re-entry visa - 26/Jul/2010 17:09 - 5027 days ago
This is an email exchange between a volunteer and an official at the National Planning commission (who have to approve our long ...
Heartstrings for Purse-strings - 23/Jun/2010 18:09 - 5060 days ago
Right so England have progressed through to the next round of the world cup, all is right with the world.Well nearly, the Demons...
A day in the life - 05/Jun/2010 14:43 - 5078 days ago
This is the second attempt at doing this. A couple of weeks ago the hard drive on my laptop failed, taking with it a much funnie...
Transport - 15/Apr/2010 10:45 - 5129 days ago
Transport in the uk is dull. When we set out on a journey there will normally be some form of timetable and if taking a car you ...
xkcd Tribute - 11/Apr/2010 15:11 - 5133 days ago
We have a new kitten, its small and violent. Also there's not a lot to do on a Sunday afternoon....
More computer training - 14/Mar/2010 10:20 - 5161 days ago
This is just a quick post of some photos from a computer training session I helped out with. All very Geldofy.The computer train...
Mr Ratty II - First Blood - 07/Mar/2010 15:17 - 5168 days ago
As the only form of rodent control sold in Nigeria appears to be poison, my new housemate has brought me a present of a rat trap...
Richard goes crunchy: - 24/Feb/2010 17:42 - 5179 days ago
There is a shop in Charing Cross station, which I used to refuse to go in (except once whilst drunk) which sells all kinds of or...
Geeky Addendum - 24/Feb/2010 17:26 - 5179 days ago
I don’t let the inner physics geek out very often in public but here goes:If you’re feeling geeky the total area of metal ex...
Accountancy at the sharp and pointy end - 03/Feb/2010 19:02 - 5200 days ago
As many (all?) of you know in a former life of pork products and all day electricity I was an accountant, the letters which now ...
Rich vs the Rat - 02/Feb/2010 20:35 - 5201 days ago
Mr ratty has been thwarted, by everyone’s favourite stuff... beer. Now he can’t get under the kitchen door I haven’t seen ...
On evacuation, Politics and all that jazz: - 26/Jan/2010 22:21 - 5208 days ago
Right, well im back in Abuja, not really by choice but VSO told us to pack a bag and get our bums back to the capitalIf I was a ...
Computer training Nigerian Style - 19/Jan/2010 20:22 - 5215 days ago
Today I did something actually worth writing about, this was the first of the lessons my organisation (which mainly consists of ...
Nigerian Christmas - 30/Dec/2009 14:23 - 5235 days ago
All work stops for about 2 weeks in Nigeria around Christmas, this allows everyone to go home to the“village” for Christmas ...
Drink! - 16/Dec/2009 13:53 - 5249 days ago
Nothing of major note has happened this week so I thought I’d use this week’s blog entry to cover a subject close to my hear...
Dutch Santa - 13/Dec/2009 21:46 - 5252 days ago
I've put some photos up of the crazy dutch santa claus thingy we had last weekend. And a piccy or two of my solar oven making ef...
Kano Durbar write up - 06/Dec/2009 21:14 - 5259 days ago
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Untitled - 29/Nov/2009 21:56 - 5266 days ago
Here are some photos from the Kano Durbar. The rest can be found herehttp://picasaweb.google.co.uk/rich.norman/KanoDurbar#(i hop...
The demonstration school for the deaf - 23/Nov/2009 21:25 - 5272 days ago
Last Wednesday I stayed with another volunteer placed at the demonstration school for the deaf in the north of Kaduna. Deafness ...
First week of work. - 13/Nov/2009 14:30 - 5282 days ago
Having waited for a week for my boss to return, i was looking forward to the classic mistake made by all volunteers of trying to...
07/11/09 No fireworks - 13/Nov/2009 14:29 - 5282 days ago
I am missing fireworks, mulled wine and the concept of having to wrap up warm. Its very hot here ~30C, this is the wrong tempera...
Arrival in Kaduna - 13/Nov/2009 14:26 - 5282 days ago
05/10/09Entering your accommodation for the first time is probably one of the biggest moments during the whole volunteering proc...
Abuja - 01/Nov/2009 16:53 - 5294 days ago
The first few days was all about form filling and general admin, trying to open bank accounts and opening the magical brown env...
The journey begins... - 25/Oct/2009 16:15 - 5301 days ago
Well I have arrived in Abuja, I have all my luggage and there was someone to pick us up from the airport at 4:30 in the morning....
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