Well, I made it to Africa! I've had an eventful few days and I have a feeling that things can only get more exciting. The camp is an amazing place. It's a camp for Liberian refugees who were displaced by the war of 1989. Many of them fled the country after the violence destroyed their homes. The refugees have tragic stories to tell about family members who were killed, and a lot of the children here were orphaned. Theres a real sense of restlessness, as the Liberians succintly put it "When home is not where the heart is." The majority are unemployed and listless and want to return to Liberia. They are very poor, and yet there is a huge amount of pride in what they do have. We got here on Saturday afternoon, after
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