I got a son today

[Peter Korsten]

komatos schreef:

> Congrats Soren and Anne!  Hope all works out well ok.  Please be  
> careful when you're down in Lagos for a few months acclimatizing  
> yourselves to him.  Some parts of Africa are not the safest place to  
> be for Europeans/Americans, if you know what I mean.  I don't believe  
> Nigeria's going through any civil wars, but neighboring countries, who  

Um... not a full-out war, no. But you've got a point, Nigeria is going 
through some turmoil at the moment.

> knows.  Make sure when the child grows up he receives a well rounded  
> understanding of his native culture, and the new culture he's soon  
> becoming a part of.  Nothing as beautiful as truly world traveled &  
> informed children.

Interestingly enough, we have a Nigerian colleague since a couple of 
months. His first name is Michael, and his last name... let's just say 
it's even more complex than that of our former Hungarian colleague of 
Slovakian descent. It has a capital in the middle, for one thing.

When he came here, he had absolutely nothing, just the clothes on his 
body. Not even bedsheets: he had to sell everything to get here.

So apart from everything else, you're doing your kid a huge favour by 
giving him a headstart in life.

- Peter