Well I have finally arrived in Nigeria and got around to posting something on this blog! Now the hard bit...what to put!
My first impressions of Nigeria ... Sunny, hot and full of friendly, cheery people! But actually , I don't really think I have experienced the true Nigeria yet as I have only been in Abuja, the capital, so far . As someone suggested, it's a bit like an African version of Milton Keynes, as it's a well planned city with lots of highways and roundabouts. There's also not much traffic and it's fairly quiet and ordered, which is apparently not like the rest of Nigeria! I have been pleased to discover that most people are quite enthusiastic when I tell them I am going to be living in Jos which is a good sign. And bizarre as it may seem for a sun lover like me and I am actually quite relieved that it is cooler up there in the mountains as I am frantically seeking shade here in Abuja! Strange to think that I was feeling cold just a few days ago.
So far I have been doing a few days training with the othe VSO volunteers in my "batch" as its known. I am the only volunteer from the UK, but there are a few volunteers from the South to South programme, from VSO Kenya, Uganda and India who are all really friendly.There are over 50 VSO volunteers in county at the moment and it seems like people meet up with each other quite a lot at weekends. I am going on a placement visit with another serving volunteer tomorrow for a few days so that should give me some insight into what to expect. It's all quite exciting so watch this space for more news about life in Nigeria.....!
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Welcome!
Hi and Welcome to my blog. For those of you who don't know, I have decided to go to Nigeria for at least a year with VSO ( Voluntary Service Overseas) to a place called Jos, in Central Nigeria. It's in the Plateau State, which is fortunately quite high up ( around 1200 metres above sea level) so the region has apparently got the best climate in Nigeria.
I am a speech and language therapist, and my placement is to work in a school for children with a range of Special Needs ( both physical and learning disabilities) and to train the teachers in Speech and Language Therapy techniques. Well, that is the aim anyway!
I am writing a blog of my day to day experiences so you can all keep track of what's going on in my life, and also for information for other people thinking of coming out here to do something similar. I found it really useful reading other people's blogs before I made the decision to come here!
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