I’m Back

Hey Everyone. I realize I haven’t blogged in a few months. Work got crazy. I had some health problems from the medication I was taking to prevent malaria. And I think the biggest reason is because it felt kind of awkward. I started the blog so people in America could know what my experiences were like in Liberia. But, after being here for a few months, I made some Liberian friends and we’re friends on facebook, which means they can see my blog too. It felt weird to me – kind of like if you were telling a close friend something that happened to you and then an acquaintance walked up and started listening. You might not mind that they’re listening, but maybe you wouldn’t have told them the story or if you had, you would have shared it differently. I wasn’t really sure how to deal with this, but have decided that I’m sticking with the original intention – to let people back in the US know what it’s like for me as an American to live and work in Liberia, my experiences, perceptions and feelings. Plus, the sharing of backgrounds and personal stories is one way acquaintances get to be friends. 


I have found that a lot of the Liberians I talk to are interested in what my life is like in the States and what I think about their country. Part of me was worried about what people would think about what I think about living here. But then I remember how whenever I have friends from other countries and they, sometimes shyly, sometimes brazenly, sometimes excitedly, sometimes angrily, tell me how they feel about my country and the experiences they've had there, I'm always interested to hear what they have to say. Now I find myself in their position. So here we go! I'm putting my life out there again!