Tag: Nigeria

by James Murren 16 June 2017 Number of comments0
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Go Here, Go There: Travel and Work … My New Book

I have a new book: Go Here, Go There: Travel and Work From the Introduction: Between the years 2005 andContinue Reading

by James Murren 03 June 2014 Number of comments0
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Tijuana’s Festivales

Latin Jazz and Blues: We drink beers and other drinks with friends, the fun spilling over onto the streets. TablesContinue Reading

by James Murren 27 February 2013 Number of comments0
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Post #500, 5 Years Later…Break Time…More to Come

Five years ago in February on “leap day,” I opened up this nook of the interspaceworldwebnets. This marks the 500thContinue Reading

by James Murren 13 January 2012 Number of comments0
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Congolese Music, Winter Driving and Nigerian Fuel Strikes

In 2005 I saw a Congolese band at a bar along the Niger River in Asaba.  Three years later, IContinue Reading

by James Murren 06 May 2011 Number of comments0
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MTB and Tennis = Cross-Training?

I don’t know, but the grass is mowed and the wine has flowed, making a fine late Friday afternoon outContinue Reading

by James Murren 11 February 2011 Number of comments0
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Costa Rica MTB: I’m Scairt!

In one month and a few days, I’m going to be filled with a little fear and anxiety like IContinue Reading

by James Murren 31 December 2010 Number of comments0
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New Ground in 2011

Remnants of a sore throat scratch at my trachea, and my sinuses feel like the back end of this people-mover:Continue Reading

by James Murren 02 August 2009 Number of comments0
Nigeria Poetry

3rd Time’s a Charm (?)

back to the mother land and i know you want to be there with me on this journey but you’reContinue Reading

by James Murren 20 January 2009 Number of comments0
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3 Owls and Greatness

A few minutes into a winter walk last week, wind chills below zero and the late afternoon sun doing itsContinue Reading

by James Murren 02 July 2008 Number of comments0
Nigeria

48 Hours in Lagos

Was here 3 years ago, but only a night in a hotel with no visit elsewhere in the city onContinue Reading

by James Murren 28 June 2008 2
Nigeria

Highlights from Abuja’s Wuse Market

I joined my colleague and a friend who wanted to buy some things at the main market in Abuja, namedContinue Reading

by James Murren 26 June 2008 Number of comments0
Nigeria Poetry

EuroCup 2008 in Abuja

Sitting here drinking a Guinness Extra Smooth brewed in Lagos Ingredients: Malt, Sorghum, Maize and Hops, label says   ReadingContinue Reading

by James Murren 26 June 2008 Number of comments0
Nigeria

Oyibo’s Eating Local

Today I ate in what my colleague called the “black hood” or “southcentral L.A.”  “What does that mean when weContinue Reading

by James Murren 25 June 2008 1
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Mornings in Abuja

The other morning while waiting in the parking lot around 9:00 we heard and felt a loud explosion from acrossContinue Reading

by James Murren 24 June 2008 Number of comments0
Nigeria

Laid Back Abuja(ns)

A week in Abuja has me believing the people here are of a slightly different ilk than their brothers andContinue Reading