Wednesday, March 3, 2010

Day Four: Beyond the Compound Walls

Today was the first day I got to leave the Hilton compound and see some of Abuja...mostly the inside of a grocery store and a lot of the city flashing by us from a van, but it was still exciting to see a little bit of the city...but of course our hosts made us drive past the police station and pick up two armed guards to take us around again...I haven't figured out if this makes us stand out even more...I'm guessing yes.

almost all the women/men carry everything atop their heads

we went off roading for a bit

a very popular cooking oil in Nigeria

the central mosque in Abuja

Today almost everything was seen from the car window, so I'm excited for a chance to walk around the town soon...hopefully go to one of the public markets...oh and start working, cause we have a lot of work to get done to prepare for the school program that starts next monday, and we have yet to be shown our facilities...maybe tomorrow...

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