Small World

Small World is an annual charity event in Lagos that raises a ton of cash for about 30 different charities. Each country sets up a stall and hands out food and booze for free and then gets to give their cut of the proceeds from the gate to their nominated charity - simple.

It is also the one occaision in which about 2,000 foreigners from all over the planet leave their houses and are seen in public. The rest of the year you wonder where the hell everyone's gone.

(l-r) Deani, Elizabeth and Rachel

Susan and Mas

Roberto the great

Anyway, John works with a couple of the charities involved and was graciously co-opted into working on the australian tent. They were serving cold food after last year saw them nearly burning the tent down when the candle thing heating the pie warmer was knocked over and burnt someone.

Somehow John also managed to become the flag bearer for oz and spent a few minutes wandering around on stage waving a flag - very inspiring stuff.

In the end $280,000 was raised for about 35 charities - good work by all. I think our karma should be all good for a while

a hard day at the office