A store cashier seriously said that to me the other day. Apparently there's a passing reference to Sierra Leone in the movie 'Shallow Hal,' which she openly admitted she had seen.
Chances are you don't know too much about this place I'll be living (don't worry - I didn't either). Here are the basics: Sierra Leone is a tiny country in West Africa. It is trying to recover from a brutal decade-long civil war which ended in 2002. It is poor. Very poor - ranked 176th of 177 countries on the UN's Human Development Index. The official language is English, but most people speak Krio. The population of my city is almost 100,000 and it is a 3-hour drive from the capital, Freetown.
If you want to know more, check it out on Wikipedia. More details to come in future posts, too.
I'm off to the airport this afternoon. I arrive in Freetown on Saturday. I'll be there for 9 days of training before I move to my new home in Makeni. Adios America...
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Happy travels!
"The Lord bless you and kee-eep you. The Lord lift his......"
;)
Best wishes!
Travel safely. . . we miss you already. I can't stand to walk by your bedroom. . . but I'm still happy for you that you are getting this awesome opportunity. Remember who you are. . . and tell the pilot that your mom said to fly safely!!!
Let us hear from you when you get to Freetown. Love always, Mom and Dad
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