Defn of Oxymoron

I laugh every time I see these:

I mean, COME ON! Obviously the person who wrote those had never been in Nigeria. I mean if Lagos is the "Centre of Excellence", I'd hate to see the "Centre of Chaos". Read a bit about the upcoming election and you'll fully appreciate the irony in "Centre of Unity" - You can't just fire the Vice-Pres because you don't like him can you?

Nigeria Travel Article

Check it out - I agree, Lagos is crazy and unpredictable - but it is exciting too!

http://travel.independent.co.uk/africa/article1442028.ece

Pacelli School For The Blind

Since Desi is back in Canada filling her belly with Thanksgiving turkey, I figured I should make a couple posts and show what we've been up to.

Since school is now back in session after the "summer" (it is always summer here) break, swimming lessons are back on at the Pacelli School. The school is run by a Catholic Sister and several teachers for 100+ students. The children all have severe sight challenges - but it is incredible to watch how easily they cope with in their school yard.

I went to the school with a lady I work with. She has been able to help raise $30,000 for the school over the past year through corporate donations. She heads out often and the children love her - they sang with her when she saw them again after being away for the break. As you can imagine, music is huge with these guys.

Anyway - here are some photos of us trying to get the kids to float on their backs and practice kicking in the water. As you can imagine, swimming is a crazy sensation for the kids... they lose their tactile senses, can't feel the ground etc so it can be very scary for many of them. Often after floating for a while, you have to guide their feet back to the bottom of the pool because they have lost reference while floating around.