Things worth mentioning from this week,
- I have continued my tennis lessons, which means i am one step closer to my Wimbledon debut.
-I have met some people that are closer to my age which has been fantastic. Unfortunately, there only here visiting family on their break so its short lived.
-I went out again to the bush bars with Jonah to watch Manchester United dominate Chelsea once more.
-I attended a Japanese Bazaar to help support the earthquake victims in Japan.
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| At the pool at Village One |
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| George, Helen and I at Salamander Cafe! |
On Saturday we set off for Nassarawa State to monitor the Presidential Elections. We hit the back roads again and went to the rural areas. Once more, i was very impressed by the positive atmosphere and the efficiency of the polls. Compared to previous elections, this year has been a huge improvement! There were only a few places that seemed to be a bit fishy (a chief possibly being payed off by candidates to rally the youths to intimidate voters, votes being unaccounted for, missing material..) but overall it seemed to be a success.
Currently, I am sitting in my room watching live coverage of the results coming in. It's very exciting and a great historical moment. I am happy for the Nigerian people. It should be interesting to see the national response though..
Here are some pictures from election day
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| Talking with the Village "Chief" |
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| Beautiful Village named Ara |
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| Checking out the bridge...a bit sketchy |
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| Some carvings in a Mango tree |
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| Bee hive in the base of the tree |
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| Stopped to enjoy some lunch! |
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| The road less travelled |
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| Displaying the local results! |
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| Huge rifle! |
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| Met some INEC and NYSC officials transporting the ballots |
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