Help us fight corruption. If any employee of the consulate asks for a bribe or tip, please, have a discreet word with the Consul General - Teju Cole

while the buildings and roads of the capital city suggest a rational, orderly society, the reality is the opposite

I became aware of just how fleeting the sense of happiness was, and how flimsy its basis: a warm restaurant after having come in from the rain, the smell of food and wine, interesting conversation, daylight falling weakly on the polished cherrywood of the tables.”

thousands of cars over the course of a day would pay toll at the informal rate, lining the pockets of the collectors and their superiors