tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6978675934252049570.post1830967047038491796..comments2024-03-14T11:01:26.696+05:00Comments on Ersatz Expat: A step back in time...Ersatz Expathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03715056719284523304noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6978675934252049570.post-49387151032343388322015-09-20T21:16:10.919+06:002015-09-20T21:16:10.919+06:00Amanda that is so sad, Nigeria was such a fabulous...Amanda that is so sad, Nigeria was such a fabulous place to grow up in, vibrant, frightening, beautiful, dangerous and above all fascinating. <br /><br />One of my sister's friends from school's mother and grandmother grew up near our Lagos home. They said that when the grandmother was a girl there were no walls, when the mother was a girl there were walls but no armed guards and by the time we were children there were walls and armed guards. The fact that it has got even worse since then is tragic beyond belief. I hope that one day Lagos will be an easy and popular expat destination again. Ersatz Expathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03715056719284523304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6978675934252049570.post-80026661117831468442015-09-20T21:13:42.630+06:002015-09-20T21:13:42.630+06:00It really is something isn't it. One of the b...It really is something isn't it. One of the big challenges we have is making sure that the children know that while it is the reality of their life right now it is not 'normal' life.Ersatz Expathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03715056719284523304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6978675934252049570.post-50013380882358605472015-09-19T13:26:03.881+06:002015-09-19T13:26:03.881+06:00An amazing memory into an expat world that no long...An amazing memory into an expat world that no longer exists. Many of us have seen pictures but we will never experience that again. My husband currently works in Lagos but the security situation now means that wives and families can't go. He stays in a compound of small apartments with the high wall, fence and security guards. Thanks for sharing this.Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07025960485778083187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6978675934252049570.post-6835629546373443032015-09-18T15:52:36.078+06:002015-09-18T15:52:36.078+06:00living abroad has certainly given us the opportuni...living abroad has certainly given us the opportunity to live in houses we'd never consider back home and it's been a wonderful experiencechickenrubyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05731936852696584642noreply@blogger.com