Touched down in Lagos

June 16, 2011

Thankfully, God appointed the right pilot to fly the plane I got into Lagos with because the kind of torrential downpour Lagos experienced that morning and for the rest of the day was quite insane. After a crazy run through the rain to get into the car, I'm finally on my way home.

Lagos! Such a hectic town. Rain is not a threat in London, but in Lagos it's like the end of the world. Lots of traffic and just general madness because the Lord has decided to bless us. LOL. I know we get heavy rains but still... after so many years we should know how to cope with it.

some pics:

Anyway, I'm in Lagos now, after 9 months away, its nice to be home :-D but I'm anxious to get to meetings and do as much as possible on the trip. This one is not a holiday, I came home specifically for information.

FYI

This blog has been created to journal my journey as I conduct research for my MA dissertation (Dec 2011) at the London College of Fashion.

The goal is to start an eco-friendly vertically integrated apparel company in Lagos, however what I'm focusing on is the issue of sustainability (concentrating on environmental pollution) and how it can be applied in the apparel industry in Nigeria.

I've done quite a lot of research already: I've done lots of interviews, discussions, read lots of text books, done Internet research, read loadsssss of academic journals, and even traveled to New Dehli, India to factories there (check out my blog for that trip http://indianmade.tumblr.com/). Next stop, Sri Lanka :-D

I remember what it used to feel like doing research in my undergraduate days ... such a chore! I only did my work because I wanted a good grade not because I liked what I was doing. Now, it's so different. I'm hungry for more and more reading material, anything that will make my dream come true. The more I learn, the more real this factory becomes. It does get more daunting as I begin to see how difficult this mission is but at least it's better to know the details of what you're getting into.

Let me give it a fighting chance, be bold and take this rather large step into the world of manufacturing, and manufacturing in Nigeria.

Feel free to ask questions and contribute to my research. Enjoy.

Ps: Did I mention I'm retro-blogging - for June at least? So don't be confused about the dates at the top of the blog and when I actually post