Apologies for the delay: I’m am still planning to write a post about working at Paystack, but for now please enjoy this touristy/travel post about cool things in Lagos.
My first weekend, I went with a group of coworkers to the Lekki Conservation Center. Lekki is an area of Lagos about a 40 minute drive away from the area I’m living in (Ikeja GRA). The canopy walk was pretty fun and is apparently the longest canopy walk in Africa (photographic evidence).
After we finished the hike, we headed to Glover Court on Victoria Island where we chowed down on some suya. Suya is barbecued meat powdered with spice that is just a bit spicy but very tasty. The feast included beef, chicken, intestine, and gizzard. The intestine and gizzard tasted pretty good, just a bit chewier than the beef and chicken meat. Afterwards, people talked passionately for 3 hours about a wide range of topics from naming the most important cities in Nigeria (Kano in the north was quite contentious) to feminism and religion.
Preparing the suya 
Suya feast
I went to check out the Ikeja City Mall where I somehow managed to run into another coworker who’s based out of France and was also exploring Lagos. The mall was pretty standard, and the prices of clothes and other goods were in the same price range as what I’d expect to pay in Chicago.
Ikeja City Mall 
Beloved US brands GNC and Krispy Kreme 
Very random and amusing Indomie poster
After the Paystack offsite (more on that in the future), we went to Landmark Beach and rented some cabanas. I tried swimming a bit, but mostly lounged around since it was pretty hot.
Landmark Beach 
Candid photo
Spencer in Lagos 