A 2022 Christmas Trip Report Posted on January 16, 2023 by Cyril Reply This is our 2022 Christmas trip report. It narrates our experiences during our three-week trip to Nigeria. There have been several critical takeaways since we started making these annual trips in 2014. Two that readily come to mind are: (1) The average Nigerian is worse off than the previous year. (2) Those of us visiting feel increasingly more concerned about security. CLICK TO CONTINUE TO ARTICLE …
A 2021 Christmas Trip Report — Part 2 Posted on January 25, 2022 by Cyril This is Part 2 of our 2021 Christmas trip report. It narrates our experiences in Nigeria during the trip. There is a Part 1 that narrates the challenges we had with travel arrangements to Nigeria in the Covid-19 pandemic environment. CLICK TO CONTINUE TO REPORT … CLICK FOR PART 1 OF THE REPORT …
A 2021 Christmas Trip Report — Part 1 Posted on January 25, 2022 by Cyril This is Part 1 of our 2021 Christmas trip report. It narrates the challenges we had with travel arrangements to Nigeria in the Covid-19 pandemic environment. There is a Part 2 which narrates our experiences in Nigeria during the trip. CLICK TO CONTINUE TO REPORT … CLICK FOR PART 2 OF THE REPORT …
My Travel Diary – December 2016 to January 2017 Posted on February 23, 2021 by Cyril This is a chronicle of my best recollection of some of my experiences traveling to Nigeria from JFK New York by Arik airline and being forced to travel by road from Lagos to Owerri and back to Lagos also by road. It was a harrowing experience. CLICK TO CONTINUE TO ARTICLE …
Hello From Owerri Posted on February 23, 2021 by Cyril Here’s a short note I sent to friends in the US on my arrival to Nigeria for the 2019 Christmas holidays. I sent the note once I arrived Owerri from Port Harcourt — my port of entry. CLICK TO CONTINUE TO ARTICLE …
A Trip Report Posted on February 23, 2021 by Cyril Here’s a short report I submitted to friends on my return from my 2019 Christmas trip to Nigeria. It touched primarily on the problem of lack of electricity and also the general poor state of development in the country. CLICK TO CONTINUE TO ARTICLE …
New Year Mass at Amuvi Arochukwu Posted on February 23, 2021 by Cyril As we bade farewell to 2018, I did not attend the “cross over mass,” a.k.a. (or formerly known as) midnight mass. I have always ushered in the New Year in quiet reflection with my God in my home. In any event, I attended the New Year day 10am mass at my village church — St. Thomas Catholic Church, Amuvi, Arochukwu, Abia State, Nigeria. CLICK TO CONTINUE TO ARTICLE …
Notes From Owerri, Nigeria Posted on February 14, 2021 by Cyril I often travel to Nigeria for Christmas. My destination is my village, Amuvi, in Arochukwu, Abia State. However, I generally spend a few days in the relatively bigger city of Owerri in Imo State before going to the village. Given the bad roads in Nigeria, the 90 mile road trip from Owerri to Arochukwu takes about 3 to 4 hours with private car transportation. Usually, when I get to Nigeria, I like to file some reports back to friends in the United States. This short write up is one such report that describes an experience travelling from Owerri to Arochukwu during the 2018 Christmas trip. CLICK TO CONTINUE TO ARTICLE …
Writings by Cyril 