About half a dozen folks from Nigeria are in Edwardsville for six weeks on a Rotary exchange programme, and I was invited to a dinner with them yesterday at the house of my second host parents. They all work in different parts of Nigeria and in different fields, but they have come under the banner of Rotary. The closest I’ve been to this kind of exchange was my six weeks socio-cultural exchange programme in Kenya in 2005 along with three other students of my University. Here are pictures we took there. They were a wonderful, happy bunch, and they still have not yet acclimatized to the environment. We’ll be leaving for Nigeria at about the same time.
Browsing ktravula – a travelogue! blog archives for April, 2010.
My friend, blog contributor, and fellow FLTA Folake from Fayetteville (note the alliteration 😉 ) talks to the Voice of America, here.
I’ve discovered a new love for singing, like I told you a few days ago. Here now is my cover of ABBA’s Slipping Through My Fingers. It is dedicated to my little nieces Adeola Ogunwusi, Jolaade Adesanya and Subomi Olatubosun; and to Liz who first brought the song to my attention about a year ago.
Next up: Frank Sinatra’s “The Way You Look Tonight.”
The most noticeable sign of the new season is the budding of flowers and leaves on trees. They are not all fully green yet. The trees on the bike train on my way to campus have not totally recovered their leaves, but from the grass to a few branches, you can see new signs of life coming forth.
And so inevitably, I got around to recording Frank Sinatra’s The Way You Look Tonight as well, a few days ago. Here’s how it turned out. Enjoy.