I have
never been to Africa before so this really is an adventure for me. I didn’t
know what to expect because I don’t know a lot about Nigeria.
It was a bit of a culture shock for me because we saw a lot of poverty. I have
been to Bulgaria before but you can’t compare it to Nigeria. This was really a
sign that we can be very lucky in Belgium.
The city
had two different sides: the one side was very poor and the other side, such as
the hotel, were very luxurious.
I heard
there are more than 520 languages in Nigeria. That is really a lot and I think
we are lucky that they understand English in the hotel.
The
Lagos Lagoon was close to our hotel so we went to see this. Again we saw a lot
of poverty because the shore of the lagoon was like a slum with al those little
huts standing in the water. I just can’t understand how people can live this
way. I wish I could have helped them but I don’t know how.
It’s a pity
we didn’t see the Zuma Rock because I had looked it up on the Internet. This is
some kind of strange looking mountain. It would have been nice to see this but
we can’t see everything.
I was
not so fond of the Nigerian kitchen because I like more the Belgian food. I
ordered some ‘Maafe’ in the restaurant but I didn’t look very appetizing. When
I took the first bite, I know that this was really nothing for me. I realise
that I am not going to eat a lot while we are in Africa.
I hope you will also read my next blog about the following country: Niger. I am very curious about what we are going to experience there.
I hope you will also read my next blog about the following country: Niger. I am very curious about what we are going to experience there.
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You are absolutely right when you talk about a culture shock! I felt really sorry for all those people living in poverty. I realised we live a luxurious life and I would not want to trade it for anything! We saw lots of misery and I have to say I am happy we are moving on to another country!
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