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“ow di bodi?” (local greeting) Just spent an incredible 10 days in Sierra Leone and have totally and utterly fallen in love with the country. Right from the moment of landing, I had this amazing buzz of excitement about being there - just such an energetic country at a really interesting stage in its history and development. I was a little nervous and unsure as to what to expect but was most definitely pleasantly surprised and would go back in a flash. Freetown (the capital city) is located on the coast of Sierra Leone and is a city of tremendous character. 2 million, out of a total population of 6 million, people are crammed into the smelly centre, living in an array of shanty towns and old colonial houses, connected by red soiled roads scared by ... read more

So week one almost complete and life in Ghana is in full swing; so far so good but it certainly has been a week of initiation to life out here. I have had to share my bed with rather too many ants and turn up to work on 3 consecutive days with bites all over my face, my laptop has fallen sick before me and become infected with some virus that has caused quite a few issues and I came within 4 feet of stepping on a boa constrictor in the dark a few nights ago which gave me a bit of a fright to say the least! I think Ghana is probably the least hectic African country I have ever experienced and there seems to be relatively little hassle from the locals - when you ... read more