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Nigeria and travel thereto
I've been asked to teach a class in Nigeria for a week or two at the end
of May (at University of Ibadan). Not sure if I should accept the offer or not. All expenses paid, that isn't the problem. But, if you read what the US State department says (about any country that isn't the US), you get the distinct impression that you should stay home and stockpile duct tape and plastic. I already have plenty of those items, although I never considered them anti-terror weapons... So, although I'm always happy to travel on somebody else's dollar, I'm a little concerned about getting back. Anybody have any thoughts on travel to Nigeria, and/or west Africa in general? And, to keep it on target, what kind of orchids am I looking for there, anyway? *grin* Rob -- Rob's Rules: http://www.msu.edu/~halgren 1) There is always room for one more orchid 2) There is always room for two more orchids 2a. See rule 1 3) When one has insufficient credit to purchase more orchids, obtain more credit |
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Nigeria and travel thereto
If you go would you see if you can hurry up the $21 million I was
promised in exchange for my bank account numbers. -- D. Wain Garrison If you can read you can learn anything, for there are those smarter than you who can write, however, not everyone who can write is smarter than you. "Rob Halgren" wrote in message ... I've been asked to teach a class in Nigeria for a week or two at the end of May (at University of Ibadan). Not sure if I should accept the offer or not. All expenses paid, that isn't the problem. But, if you read what the US State department says (about any country that isn't the US), you get the distinct impression that you should stay home and stockpile duct tape and plastic. I already have plenty of those items, although I never considered them anti-terror weapons... So, although I'm always happy to travel on somebody else's dollar, I'm a little concerned about getting back. Anybody have any thoughts on travel to Nigeria, and/or west Africa in general? And, to keep it on target, what kind of orchids am I looking for there, anyway? *grin* Rob -- Rob's Rules: http://www.msu.edu/~halgren 1) There is always room for one more orchid 2) There is always room for two more orchids 2a. See rule 1 3) When one has insufficient credit to purchase more orchids, obtain more credit |
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D. Wain Garrison wrote:
If you go would you see if you can hurry up the $21 million I was promised in exchange for my bank account numbers. Didn't take long for that to show up... *grin* I knew I'd see a response like that eventually. If I could find those idiots, I would gladly try to extract the appropriate pounds of flesh. Since time is money, and it takes me a couple seconds to delete each e-mail, let's estimate $0.05 per e-mail received for that scam. They owe me at least a thousand dollars... That would amount to at least an arm, perhaps just both hands (harder to spam people if you can't type). Rob -- Rob's Rules: http://www.msu.edu/~halgren 1) There is always room for one more orchid 2) There is always room for two more orchids 2a. See rule 1 3) When one has insufficient credit to purchase more orchids, obtain more credit |
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http://www.thisdayonline.com/archive...119news04.html
Run the name of the University thru Google, along with one of your concerns. Like I found that page by running University of Ibadan along with 'unrest' thru the engine. If you just run the University's name you get only good stuff. K Barrett "Rob Halgren" wrote in message ... I've been asked to teach a class in Nigeria for a week or two at the end of May (at University of Ibadan). Not sure if I should accept the offer or not. All expenses paid, that isn't the problem. But, if you read what the US State department says (about any country that isn't the US), you get the distinct impression that you should stay home and stockpile duct tape and plastic. I already have plenty of those items, although I never considered them anti-terror weapons... So, although I'm always happy to travel on somebody else's dollar, I'm a little concerned about getting back. Anybody have any thoughts on travel to Nigeria, and/or west Africa in general? And, to keep it on target, what kind of orchids am I looking for there, anyway? *grin* Rob -- Rob's Rules: http://www.msu.edu/~halgren 1) There is always room for one more orchid 2) There is always room for two more orchids 2a. See rule 1 3) When one has insufficient credit to purchase more orchids, obtain more credit |
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"Rob Halgren" schrieb im Newsbeitrag ... D. Wain Garrison wrote: If you go would you see if you can hurry up the $21 million I was promised in exchange for my bank account numbers. Didn't take long for that to show up... *grin* I knew I'd see a response like that eventually. If I could find those idiots, I would gladly try to extract the appropriate pounds of flesh. Since time is money, and it takes me a couple seconds to delete each e-mail, let's estimate $0.05 per e-mail received for that scam. They owe me at least a thousand dollars... That would amount to at least an arm, perhaps just both hands (harder to spam people if you can't type). I bet I could paste and copy with my big toes...grin -- Reka http://www.rolbox.it/hukari/index.html "A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject." --Winston Churchill |
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I work with a Nigerian, so any of this is second hand hearsay. He loves his
homeland but goes back rarely, for family death etc. He said he would definately not recommend travel outside the capitol for a USA citizen especially white and without the British accent. The capitol is generally safe except for what you usually find in large cities with large populations of poor. Even there, the descrepency is so great between the haves and the havenots that many of the haves have developed gated or walled communities. Enjoy and good luck. For specific orchids, I'd have to look them up. "Rob Halgren" wrote in message ... I've been asked to teach a class in Nigeria for a week or two at the end of May (at University of Ibadan). Not sure if I should accept the offer or not. All expenses paid, that isn't the problem. But, if you read what the US State department says (about any country that isn't the US), you get the distinct impression that you should stay home and stockpile duct tape and plastic. I already have plenty of those items, although I never considered them anti-terror weapons... So, although I'm always happy to travel on somebody else's dollar, I'm a little concerned about getting back. Anybody have any thoughts on travel to Nigeria, and/or west Africa in general? And, to keep it on target, what kind of orchids am I looking for there, anyway? *grin* Rob -- Rob's Rules: http://www.msu.edu/~halgren 1) There is always room for one more orchid 2) There is always room for two more orchids 2a. See rule 1 3) When one has insufficient credit to purchase more orchids, obtain more credit |
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http://www.thisdayonline.com/archive...119news04.html
Run the name of the University thru Google, along with one of your concerns. Like I found that page by running University of Ibadan along with 'unrest' thru the engine. If you just run the University's name you get only good stuff. K Barrett "Rob Halgren" wrote in message ... I've been asked to teach a class in Nigeria for a week or two at the end of May (at University of Ibadan). Not sure if I should accept the offer or not. All expenses paid, that isn't the problem. But, if you read what the US State department says (about any country that isn't the US), you get the distinct impression that you should stay home and stockpile duct tape and plastic. I already have plenty of those items, although I never considered them anti-terror weapons... So, although I'm always happy to travel on somebody else's dollar, I'm a little concerned about getting back. Anybody have any thoughts on travel to Nigeria, and/or west Africa in general? And, to keep it on target, what kind of orchids am I looking for there, anyway? *grin* Rob -- Rob's Rules: http://www.msu.edu/~halgren 1) There is always room for one more orchid 2) There is always room for two more orchids 2a. See rule 1 3) When one has insufficient credit to purchase more orchids, obtain more credit |
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"Rob Halgren" schrieb im Newsbeitrag ... D. Wain Garrison wrote: If you go would you see if you can hurry up the $21 million I was promised in exchange for my bank account numbers. Didn't take long for that to show up... *grin* I knew I'd see a response like that eventually. If I could find those idiots, I would gladly try to extract the appropriate pounds of flesh. Since time is money, and it takes me a couple seconds to delete each e-mail, let's estimate $0.05 per e-mail received for that scam. They owe me at least a thousand dollars... That would amount to at least an arm, perhaps just both hands (harder to spam people if you can't type). I bet I could paste and copy with my big toes...grin -- Reka http://www.rolbox.it/hukari/index.html "A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject." --Winston Churchill |
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I work with a Nigerian, so any of this is second hand hearsay. He loves his
homeland but goes back rarely, for family death etc. He said he would definately not recommend travel outside the capitol for a USA citizen especially white and without the British accent. The capitol is generally safe except for what you usually find in large cities with large populations of poor. Even there, the descrepency is so great between the haves and the havenots that many of the haves have developed gated or walled communities. Enjoy and good luck. For specific orchids, I'd have to look them up. "Rob Halgren" wrote in message ... I've been asked to teach a class in Nigeria for a week or two at the end of May (at University of Ibadan). Not sure if I should accept the offer or not. All expenses paid, that isn't the problem. But, if you read what the US State department says (about any country that isn't the US), you get the distinct impression that you should stay home and stockpile duct tape and plastic. I already have plenty of those items, although I never considered them anti-terror weapons... So, although I'm always happy to travel on somebody else's dollar, I'm a little concerned about getting back. Anybody have any thoughts on travel to Nigeria, and/or west Africa in general? And, to keep it on target, what kind of orchids am I looking for there, anyway? *grin* Rob -- Rob's Rules: http://www.msu.edu/~halgren 1) There is always room for one more orchid 2) There is always room for two more orchids 2a. See rule 1 3) When one has insufficient credit to purchase more orchids, obtain more credit |
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Rob wrote ...
And, to keep it on target, what kind of orchids am I looking for there, anyway? *grin* Rob There are at least two Microcoelia in Nigeria I think, nice little leafless lovelies, *G*. If you want, I can look up which ones so you know where located and what color. Hint Hint!!!!!!! I'm not sure of any vendors tho. jimwatts |
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Nigeria and travel thereto
"Rob Halgren" wrote in message ... I've been asked to teach a class in Nigeria for a week or two at the end of May (at University of Ibadan). Not sure if I should accept the offer or not. All expenses paid, that isn't the problem. But, if you read what the US State department says (about any country that isn't the US), you get the distinct impression that you should stay home and stockpile duct tape and plastic. I already have plenty of those items, although I never considered them anti-terror weapons... [snip] You do realize, I hope, that we (the US, heck, the world) is in a very quickly changing situation regarding war and terrorism. Not that I'm trying to fan your fears, but just realize that if you say yes today, tomorrow you may be saying no.... Here is the BBC profile on the country: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/co...es/1064557.stm which I suggest you read. It has links to the local newspapers. Nigeria is considered strategically important to the west because of its significant oil production. With the riots in Venezuela and war in the Gulf expect Nigeria to watched closely by the oil traders, foreign governments and terrorist organizations. -dan |
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