We shopped today for humanitarian aid items such as pencils, notebooks and toys for the children such as dolls and balls. The market was crowded and hot. We met with Bishop Cox, Fatu, the Dr., Peter Davis, Kotte Sr. and Jr., and the director of vocational services. We had a good meeting and the team was truly grateful that we came to help the pe...

Only a few days left in Liberia. For those of you interested, I'll be leaving on Sunday, November 11th traveling to Boone, NC where I'll be for a few days before returning to Pittsburgh on Friday, November 16th. So, that's my schedule for the next couple weeks. After that I have absolutely no idea what I'll be doing or where I'll be doing it. I'...

my first full day. MLK day. dad's bday! an official holiday but we went in anyways, which was great b/c we got to sit and talk and get organized w/o the craziness of a usual day. for lunch we went into town - on our way out onto the street we nearly walked into a huge group of police offers - marching through the street, dressed in uniform, carr...

Please note: The views expressed in this travelogue are p**sonal views and do not necessarily reflect or represent the views of USAID or the U.S. gov**nment. so, Lib**ia. i knew nothing about this country when i was asked to come h**e on a work trip (including wh**e it was - i had to look on a map). i borrowed a few documentaries from our librar...