Cheeseburger in Paradise!

On Saturday most of the day we traveled from Kaduna to Jos which was about a 4 hour drive. That can be brutal when its 95 degrees outside and they don't believe in air conditioning here! :)

After we arrived we were greeted by several Nigerian Rotarians and they took us to lunch in Jos.

Jos is much cooler climate than Kaduna. Probably close to 10 degrees cooler. I noticed the difference right away. It seems much nicer here---don't sweat all the time. We are going to really enjoy that.

Jos also has less Muslim population and more Christians. However, we were told that a year ago there were some uprisings in this area between several tribes. About 400 people were killed! We go everywhere with guards. We feel very safe and they take very good care of us. I have never felt like I was in any danger here.

Anyway....we were taken to lunch and it was a lebonese restaurant and they served food we recognized! I have never been so excited as when I saw they had a CHEESEBURGER and fries!!! I was in heaven. No more rice for a change. :) Most of us got a burger and fries and a soda. It was the best. I was so happy.

After lunch we came back to our rooms and got ready for a meeting with fellow Rotarians. We went to that and enjoyed fellowship with them. Its always so interesting to meet the Nigerian people and sit and talk with them. I always ask a lot of questions to help understand their culture. They always explain things so well to help us understand. While at fellowship we had the honor of meeting a retired 4 star general of Nigeria. That would be like the equivalent of meeting Colin Powell from the US. It was pretty cool. Much of our trip we have met many significant people from this country bc they respect what Rotary International is trying to do for their country.

After fellowship we headed to bed. It was a good day. Tomorrow is Sunday and we will be attending church and resting the rest of the day before we start working in villages and orphanages on Monday and Tuesday.