Hi,

I’ve just checked into a hotel room in the capital of a Francophone West African nation. You have take my word for it for now that I AM really outside Nigeria

At least my family knows I’m telling the truth – as does Burt Dubin who I’ve already emailed from my Blackberry on arrival.

About Blood Sucking Vampires

Later in the week I’ll explain why I’ve kept my destinations and location a “secret” for now: it’s due to the activities of people Chris Guillebeau says a friend of his called “Blood sucking vampires who want you to fail”. More on this later in the week.

Thanks to Burt Dubin for letting me know the link to the newsletter in the first email broadcase that went out this morning  was bad. Here’s the newsletter proper.

I hope you enjoy reading it.

Hunting for the Super Star Commercial Rabbit Farmer

I’m going out to find my 700,000 rabbit breeding entrepreneur based in this city tomorrow morning. My plan is to request an interview with him, which I’ll publish as a video, audio and text. Then I also intend to see if I can get his consent to use photographs from his facility (which I’ve seen in videos) in my work in progress guide on Commercial Rabbit Farming.

Hooking Up With Handballers

I’ve discovered Handball courts looking in excellent condition out here – and a lot of people seem to know about the game. That’s great because I intend hooking up with active players to see if I can join them in training. That’s a strategy I’ve found quite effective for breaking myself in whenever I’ve travelled. When people see that you’re a lover (better still a  competitive player) of their sport, they warm up to you.

There’s Power Supply!

Oh yeah…in case you’re in Nigeria, and wondering: YES, there’s electricity. And YES the people take it for granted. They expect to have it. I’m certainly glad I don’t have to plan to stop over at the fuel station this evening to buy fuel into  kegs for my generator!

Got some work to do tonight – have to create a slideshow presentation for meetings I’ll be having later in the week.

See you later – will upload the photos I’ve taken later in the week.