We've made it! All went well with our travel to Lagos. We got all of our luggage and there weren't any major delays. We made it to our new home last night (Tuesday) around 6:30pm where we were greeted by several staff members and fed a spaghetti dinner. Many of you already know that the high school campus and new staff apartments did not get finished as planned, so we've been given a flat across the street from the elementary campus. This is great for the reason that that we won't have to commute each morning and afternoon, but on the flip side, we're not in a completely secure location and have been told to lock up our valuables in the school safe:( Also, as we were informed last night, these apartments have not been lived in in the last 2 years and were totally trashed until last week! They've furnished the 4 bedroom flat with beautiful couches, dining set, coffee & end tables, queen sized beds with new mattress, a large rug and dressers. That being said, everything is covered in a light coating of dust and grime, and it smells a little funky, too! This morning, I took a shower, but we don't have shower curtain rods, and it's a hand-held shower, making the experience quite the endeavor! The water sort of just trickles out or as Britte` described in my favorite quote of the day, "it's like someone peeing on you!"
Today, we got to take our first trip to the mall! There was a KFC, Nike, Converse, Fossil stores and many other places to get normal westernized items. We spent 30,000 nira today on dishes, glasses, silverware, a few cooking materials, pillows, door mat, and a few cleaning supplies - that's the equivalent of $200! Everything here is a bit more costly than in the states, but we'll make do.
The weather is pretty tolerable at this point. It gets pretty muggy, but hasn't been much more than 80 degrees temp.-wise. Last night there was even a little lightning storm, which after more than 35 hours of no sleep, I slept right on through!
Well, now we're off to a pool-side BBQ with the rest of the newbies! Ta-ta for now!
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