And so it began

I am really in Africa - just flew over what would officially be much of the middle of the sand centre. All I see is sand and some spots - I think I just saw a road, now just sand but yet some sort of trail is demarcated (I am flying over Algeria). Exhausted would be one word to describe me right now.

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Just a bit later, upon arriving in the heat of Lagos airport, a power outage happened 3 times for about 10 seconds to a minute each time just upon waiting at the baggage claim. The first time happened a second before entering the bathroom. I remember hesitating before going in while analyzing the placards outside the doors. The men had a circular flat head while women had dart like fire coming out of their head. The second two outages happened at dinner at the hotel and then upon arriving in the room. Anna (my coworker) mentioned in Senegal women bleach their faces to be lighter.