Hiking at Shere Hills

Here are some photos of us hiking at Shere (pronounced Sherry) hills on a Saturday a couple weeks ago. It was nice to get out of the city for a while and just enjoy the peace and quiet of nature.

There were five of us who went: Tessa, Gina, Daniel(from Faith Alive), Hassan(friend of Daniels) and myself.

After hiking we went to a small museum. Apparently they random let some animals walk around the zoo:) There was this camel and a donkey roaming freely around! It was random.

One month in Nigeria

One month in Nigeria has gone by very quickly!! There are many things that I have learned and experienced! The journey started with a "single step" and it has been an awesome journey thus far with both moments of joy and sadness, learning and adventure!!
Some things I have learned....

• To take public transportation by myself
• How to navigate lots of traffic while crossing the street
• Taking bucket baths....it actually is kind of fun!
• Speaking a small bit of Hausa. 
• How to wear Nigerian clothes and head wraps
• How to do laundry by hand. That is drawing the water from the well, soaping the clothes, rinsing them three times and then hanging them on the line....great fun!!



Doing laundry!!

• How to eat all sorts of food such as.....ram meat, goat meat, lots of fish, sardines, fried plantains, fried bean cakes, Nigerian peanut butter, yams...I am still trying to like some of these foods and it is a work in progress:)

  

  A Nigerian dress with a head wrap!!