my last name is now cordaro

Yep.  I changed it.  Back in May.  I've been thinking about changing it for over a year now and it was supposed to be the best five year...

After enjoying one last breakfast on the rooftop of Ibo Island Lodge, we repacked our backpacks and walked to the dock.  Joey jumped from th...

We landed on Ibo Island on a Sunday, and stayed at the romantic lodge Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday nights.  Tuesday morning we got a preview ...

Thank God I took a Xanax before our flight on the "light aircraft" to the "grass airstrip."  The tragic plane crash in L...

The lovely Abuja departure hall We left our house at 1 pm Saturday for our 3:40 flight to Lagos; it left at 6:45.  We spent the five hou...

Our friend here recently got in a fender-bender (he's okay).  Car accidents here are usually accompanied by a rushing of people to the c...

You may recall a few instances in which I used my husband as fodder for my blog.  Okay, more often than not - thankfully he's a good spo...