Since arriving in Nigeria, I’ve mostly been hot. When I’m not hot, I’m comfortable. Cold is a word that I reserve for specifying how I would like my bottled water. When I became chilled and goose bumps started popping on Wednesday night, I knew something was wrong.
Within one hour, my forehead was [...]
Malaria & My Trip to a Nigerian Hospital
September 1st, 2008 — , Jessica Heinzelman, KF5 (Kiva Fellows 5th Class), Lift Above Poverty Organization (LAPO), Nigeria, africa from jheinzelman @ Kiva Stories from the Field
A W.A.S.P. in Nigeria
August 12th, 2008 — , Jessica Heinzelman, KF5 (Kiva Fellows 5th Class), Lift Above Poverty Organization (LAPO), Nigeria, africa from jheinzelman @ Kiva Stories from the Field
I am a WASP – white, Anglo-Saxon, Protestant. My parents rarely yelled, spankings were rare and more painful for my mother than me and requests were granted only when accompanied by the obligatory “please” and followed by “thank you.” On Sundays my family sat in well-ordered pews quietly listening to sermons, bowing our heads in [...]
The Little Things That Make Me Smile and Scratch My Head
July 31st, 2008 — , Jessica Heinzelman, KF5 (Kiva Fellows 5th Class), Lift Above Poverty Organization (LAPO), Nigeria, africa from jheinzelman @ Kiva Blogs from the Field
There are a number of things here in Nigeria that are just different enough to bring laughter and puzzlement to my days…
“Oyibo” – Wherever I go, people call out “Oyibo.” Naturally, I initially thought this meant “hello” or served as some sort of greeting. I suppose it is a greeting of sorts, but literally means [...]
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Oil & Elbow Grease
July 21st, 2008 — , Jessica Heinzelman, Lift Above Poverty Organization (LAPO), Nigeria, africa from jheinzelman @ Kiva Blogs from the Field
My small black notebook is quickly filling up with lengthy scribble detailing the businesses and lives Kiva lenders are touching in Nigeria. The ever-present entrepreneurial spirit in this country fascinates me while the big-picture political economy boggles my mind.
To put it all in context, Nigeria is the world’s 6th biggest oil producer. Oil revenues constitute [...]
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Unclaimed Baggage
June 27th, 2008 — , Add new tag, Jessica Heinzelman, KF5, Nigeria, Uncategorized from jheinzelman @ Kiva Blogs from the Field
After all of the horror stories I had read on the Internet (kidnappers waiting to grab Americans at the airport, planes crashing because someone tried cooking over a coal fire in the back, rampant corruption and required bribery) I was a little nervous before embarking on my travels to Nigeria. Somehow Nigeria had been [...]
