Flip Side of the Coin: The Expat Bubble

I'd mentioned before that I'd like to try (in as much as it is possible) to write the positives I can see about Nigeria. To be honest, a part of me feels like that is a dis-service to honest discourse that needs to be had about what exactly is the matter with Nigeria, but I promised my parents I would try not to make this an (overly) political blog, as freedom of speech is not as much a guaranteed right here as I am used to in America.

Ironically, the first positive thing I am going to talk about in Nigeria is not related to Nigerians, but to living as an expat in Nigeria. It can also apply to the (upper)middle class to wealthy Nigerians, but they still get to live outside the expat bubble unless they actively choose not to, so it's a bit different. I don't get to live in the bubble per say, as I am in a rather unique situation, but I get to interact with those that do, and it's where I am most comfortable. You see I feel I am as much an expat in Nigeria as let's say, Korean-Americans are in Korea, they are, but they aren't... (I call myself a returnee, I guess, and there are others like me)

JM2K: Just my two Kobo; the first of many...

I have decided I am going to have a portion of my blog where I voice certain things I am thinking about what I have seen so far. They won't necessarily be long or elaborate posts, just observations here and there about any and everything that crosses my mind. Opinion posts if you will (which shouldn't be confused with my informational ones). In my head, I even have delusions of grandeur fantasies of filming myself. We'll see what happens with that. Since I probably will barely be able to keep up with writing I won't make any promises.