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"Jue!" "Im Not Your Jue!" 2

A travel blog entry by gabbyshinagle

... The other is for addictions—most are abusing alcohol and/or drugs and/or gambling. We had the first meeting with them in which we set the ground rules. After the usual 'be on time,’ ‘respect each other,’ etc. etc. I added my own rule ‘do not call white woman ‘jue,’ or any other romantic name! I am not your jue, and you know my name, so please refer to me as such.’ Ah they ...

"Jue!" "Im Not Your Jue!"

A travel blog entry by gabbyshinagle

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... All that is reported is that she won 90% of the votes. If you hear someone winning 90% of the democratic votes, what do think? You think that this candidate is awesome and that their people love them. But nothing could be farther from the truth. The election was in no way free or fair. It is a political fallacy of the highest order. Of the 3.5 million population in Liberia, 1.7 million of them are registered voters. Of that 1.7 million, only about 600,000 voted in the run-off ...

My Amazing African-American Birthday!

A travel blog entry by gabbyshinagle

... is set to take place on Tuesday, Nov 8th. However, there has been just a little bit of unexpected drama. CDC (Congress for Democratic Change) has claimed that the National Elections Commission (NEC) chairman, James Froymann, cheated the ballots and is biased towards the Unity Party (Ellen Sirleaf’s party). The results of the first election were announced as UP getting 44% of the total votes and CDC getting 32%. However, there was ...

Gadhafi has been captured!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ;-)

A travel blog entry by gabbyshinagle

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... the infection, but it did not necessarily make me feel better; it was just substituting one form of suffering for another. My body no longer had the ability to fight gravity. I would lay down and the simple act of maneuvering my legs from one position to another made my body feel the exhaustion and soreness as if I had just finished a marathon. Both the infection and the medication kept kicking my ass, each one taking turns. Not what ...

The past 6 weeks!

A travel blog entry by gabbyshinagle

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... to cook. This takes about 30 minutes more. Once the rice is done cooking, now it is time to cook the soup. We spend the rest of the time preparing the soup so it is ready in time. The soup can be of indigenous plants and leaves such as potato greens (my favorite!) cassava leaves, or what they call bitter ball, which is a type of eggplant that comes in quarter-size balls. Sometimes we have peanut butter soup, but it’s not what you’re thinking. It’s very ...

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