Title: Kasia in Calabar (Nigeria)

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The Next Adventure - 21/Feb/2012 19:43 - 4591 days ago
So in theory I should be in Abuja right now and for various reasons I’m not, I’m actually in Thailand. In a short while I’...
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Home again - 12/Jan/2012 14:12 - 4631 days ago
Well I’ve been home for almost a week now and I’ve already forgotten how lovely it feels when you walk outside and the sunsh...
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The obligatory things I will/won’t miss post… - 03/Jan/2012 21:31 - 4640 days ago
Things I will miss about Nigeria….·        Undoubtedly the sunshine, whilst I’m pin...
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Tis the season to be jolly - 31/Dec/2011 11:02 - 4643 days ago
Well it’s supposed to be the season to be jolly and all that other Christmas related stuff but frankly it has felt anything ot...
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Nigerians behind the lens - 16/Dec/2011 11:35 - 4658 days ago
A rather amazing set of photos I found on the BBC website todayhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-16053483...
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A very happy visit to the Kaduna Demonstration School for Deaf Children - 16/Dec/2011 11:34 - 4658 days ago
On Tuesday of this week I found myself on the way to Kaduna, a city about three hours north of Abuja. I was visiting a school fo...
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The alarming incident of the cockroach in the night time - 12/Dec/2011 08:57 - 4662 days ago
Cockroaches have made an appearance my blog before, in a slightly bizarre was I losing my mind in having a conversation with one...
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Harmattan - 03/Dec/2011 09:44 - 4671 days ago
Something very strange happened last night, so strange that for a brief moment I thought I had somehow transported back home. I ...
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Abuja Carnival - 27/Nov/2011 14:22 - 4677 days ago
This weekend it was the annual Abuja carnival, the bradt guidebook tells us that this has been an annual event since 2005 but th...
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Errrrrr what’s that I spy? - 18/Nov/2011 14:06 - 4686 days ago
OK when you leave your home country for a totally new and alien culture you do expect that you will see some sights that will le...
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New experiences - 10/Nov/2011 22:03 - 4694 days ago
The travels to Dutse saw me encounter many new experiences they are as follows:·        ...
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The Spectacular Durbar - 10/Nov/2011 21:28 - 4694 days ago
In the north of Nigeria which is predominantly Muslim there are a number of Emirates where the celebrations for Sallah are super...
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Lucy’s International Garden* - 10/Nov/2011 16:49 - 4694 days ago
I’m not really sure where to start with blog post simply because there is so much I want to say, in fact I think I might end u...
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A small filler - 10/Nov/2011 08:35 - 4694 days ago
OK so this is a very quick interim type post to say that I’ve been away for a few days up north to Dutse in Jigawa state for t...
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Another giant spider - 30/Oct/2011 17:50 - 4705 days ago
The British Village had a Halloween party on Saturday night and we were excited to go however fancy dress supplies were limited ...
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A walk around the neighbourhood - 29/Oct/2011 13:24 - 4706 days ago
My housemate Sue and I took a walk around our neighbourhood this morning. We were actually heading to one of the larger shops to...
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A good day - 25/Oct/2011 21:13 - 4710 days ago
Today was a good day, I’d love to tell you of some huge breakthrough at work but the goodness was all thanks to the arrival of...
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Warty Towels - 20/Oct/2011 16:46 - 4715 days ago
It seems to be fairly standard that every office in Nigeria has a TV in it, I can’t really get my head round this as it does n...
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Introducing Squirt - 15/Oct/2011 11:37 - 4720 days ago
So we have a new addition in the VSO flat here in Maitama and he is small, fluffy, has four legs and goes by the name of Squirt....
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Utility traumas and finally getting caught in the rain - 14/Oct/2011 10:05 - 4721 days ago
This week has been pretty rubbish in terms of living conditions in Abuja. I mean that in the sense that we’ve been very lucky ...
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The dancing traffic cop - 12/Oct/2011 17:21 - 4723 days ago
Does every city have one (my you tube investigations tell me so)? At the weekend we found Abuja’s dancing traffic cop, I ...
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Some random thoughts….. - 06/Oct/2011 17:08 - 4729 days ago
I don’t blog for ages and then it’s twice in a day, what’s gotten into me?! Who knows but there I was on my journey to the...
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The meeting under the mango tree - 06/Oct/2011 16:58 - 4729 days ago
Yesterday I attended the most interesting meeting of my life (if you’re of the opinion that meetings can be interesting that i...
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Strange happenings - 28/Sep/2011 15:25 - 4737 days ago
A few weird things have happened this week which makes me wonder if I’ve slipped into a parallel Abuja…. On Monday which is ...
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All quiet on the western front - 25/Sep/2011 19:50 - 4740 days ago
I’m sat here on Sunday night realising that I have been especially quiet this week. Actually I don’t know where this week ha...
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