The Nigerian school teachers completed their third and final day of Comic Book Project workshops, and in doing so they completed their three-page comic books. They did a fine job and were all smiles by the end of the day. There were some amazing stories created, which I will share during tomorrow’s lead paper at the Reading Association of Nigeria’s conference. I had the pleasure of meeting the president of RAN as well as some regional representatives from different Nigerian states. It was exciting to see people coming into town for the two-day event.

After the workshop, Professor Virginia Dike, Professor Obiajulu  Emejulu, and I headed over to the university’s radio station where we were interviewed live about the conference. Then the plan was to head to the studio of internationally renowned Nigerian artist El Anatsui, who I had met at the university staff lounge two nights before. He creates large-scale sculptures from found objects like bottle caps; his work has been featured at museums worldwide. Most recently, El Anatsui had an exhibit at the Brooklyn Museum, and he is leaving Nigeria on Friday for an opening in Des Moines. Unfortunately, we had our signals crossed, and he had left his studio for home. Instead, Obi took me on a driving tour of Nsukka followed by a beer at a bar/restaurant overlooking a stunning view of the city’s hills.