Party's Over (Super DULL)

I was so bored when we went,

I felt like I could die. You see not only is the cake bad at most Nigerian gatherings like these, there's absolutely nothing to do. At all. Okay, imagine this. There are a few canopies with rows of tables set up, with glasses on them. And then there are some plastic chairs to sit in, and (Sometimes) there's a little brochure to look through. And that's it. Except for the food, and a guy talking in Yoruba (Nigerian language) most of the time through a microphone, not much to do. It's like your grounded or something. Not fun. The only excitement are these people that come out of nowhere and start asking for money. No, "asking" isn't the right word. I can't find the right word, but this is what they do: You're just walking, minding your own business, when BANG, are person starts drumming in front of you, in your face, and (if you're from overseas), they'll start singing "you are welcome, welcome to Nigeria" or "Americana, I want your Dollah." And they won't leave, no matter what! You have to give them, like 20 Naira ($00.13) and they might go away, or they'll force a little more from you. Well, at least we got out. Also, you have to kind of sneak out without anyone knowing or they'll trap you and talk you to death. Well, I am just a kid, so these gatherings might be fun for adults, but not for me!!!

Signing off,
The Traveler

Had to shorten description

Well,

I had to shorten the description of my blog because some of my subscribers had been complaining that it was unreadable. I fixed it! Ok, well not really. I actually just made it shorter.

Signing off,
The Traveler

Birthday Party

Sorry about not posting for so long,

We're going to a birthday party in Ikere today. Birthday parties in Nigeria are a bit different than ones in the states because instead of having cakes and snacks and stuff, they usually give you full meals, and they're usually the same across all events; Jollof rice, Fried rice, moi moi. And the big difference between birthday parties in the us and in Nigeria is that if you don't want a bad taste in your mouth, stay away from the cake. People here don't know how to make cake, whatsoever. They think their cakes are fine, but they aren't. The aren't at all. Their cakes are like disguusting, tasteless, (don't forget stale and hard) cornbread, with a weird pasty icing. It's really disgusting. We've tried all kinds of cakes, none of them tasty. And I think the whole family has given up on the cakes. Let's hope I don't have to eat any today!

Strange Coconut

I don't know why I just thought of this, but I remembered a while ago we ate the strangest coconut ever. It was strange because it was extremely soft, like a jelly, but it tasted pretty good. Well anyway, I'm writing this post in this restaurant that we go to a lot called Mr. Banwills Cuisine. The food is decent, and you get a lot of it for an extremely low price. Well anyway, lemme eat,

Signing off,
The Hungry Traveler

Going Back

We're going back to Ife in an hour,

So we've been packing everything up. I've been keeping myself entertained by reading the Pendragon series (I'm on book 5) and it's really good.

Signing off,

The Traveler

Oriental Hotel

Hello everyone,

We're back in Lagos, and we're staying in the Oriental Hotel, the most happenin' place in Nigeria at the moment. It's where all the celebs go to stay when they're coming to Nigeria, and where a lot of big-name Nigerians have their weddings. It's a hoppin place, like I said before. This is also where all the people who aren't from Nigeria come to stay. Like the name implies, the Oriental Hotel has a huge Asian thing going on, with all kinds of ornate wooden carvings and chandeliers. The customer service might be not the best, but it's a pretty nice place.We had a blast in the Exercise Room, and we had a huge breakfast with waffles and ham and pastries and cereal and omelets and...well, you get it. Well, right now I'm staying up late and looking through the window of our room to the nice view outside of the Lagos Lagoon. You'll see fisherpeople on boats casting nets, and tourism boats flying across the waters. We'll be going home tomorrow, though, so the fun in Lagos is coming to an end.

Signing off,
The Traveler