Mrs. Teri Jones, SAGE Instructor: The most exciting part of any SAGE trip is the people: both the new friendships and bonding from the old. The personalities and the incredible dress of the Nigerians we met were what sticks with me most. The bright and intricate fabrics cannot be given justice through snapshots, as neither can the warm and welcoming personalities we met. Granted, not everyone was equally happy to see us, as evidenced by the angry crowd when we took pictures at the marketplace, or the taxicab driver who refused to speak to us or drive us. Yet the overwhelming sense of warmth and hopefulness for the future is what I take with me most from Nigeria. As more than one national told us, it is not the oil that is the greatest asset of the country, it is impact of the people.