http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Sierra-Leone/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Africa , Sierra Leone en-us Thu, 03 Dec 09 14:49:39 +0000 Thu, 03 Dec 09 14:49:39 +0000 Some shots from my recent visit to Sierra Leone. I just realized that I put these up here ages ago but I never wrote any provocative and witty text like I usually do I don't actually have the energy for that so I will let the photos speak for themselves....if a photo is worth 1000 words then you should be able to come up with about 90000 words of your own after seeing all these pictures.I wa http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Sierra-Leone/Freetown/blog-405696.html SL '97 http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Sierra-Leone/blog-392733.html Next I headed to Sierra Leone where my foundation cerescf.org is founding a school improvement program being run by LemonAid www.lemonaidfund.org . LemonAid was created 10 years ago by Nancy Peddle and has done tremendous work in SL. Nancy is a unflagging woman with an upbeat attitude and nearly limitless patiencehellipand itrsquos patience thatrsquos needed in abundance to survive in http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Sierra-Leone/Freetown/blog-352158.html I skal ikke snydes for de 3 sidste uger af mit ophold s her kommer det allersidste sidste indlg.Tirsdag den 135 08Havde en enkelt pctime. Erik var i Makeni s tog den alene. Det var en af de hrde dage for de var ikke lige hurtige og derfor var der nsten hele tiden en der ventede p at f hjlp. Eleverne var Susan Solomon og James og de er nu endelig blevet frdige med deres kursus.De http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Sierra-Leone/Freetown/blog-288019.html S er det blevet tid til det sidste blog indlg. Vores internet virker ikke mere p Masanga s jeg har ikke haft mulighed for at poste et indlg fr nu hvor vi er i Freetown for at tage imod de nye medicinstuderende.Nu er der kun 17 dage til jeg lander i Kastrup og jeg glder mig. Det har virkelig vret en fed tid hernede og jeg har p intet tidspunkt fortrudt at jeg tog herned men det bliver http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Sierra-Leone/Freetown/blog-276290.html Nu har vi fet internet s jeg m hellere til at skrive noget mere om mine oplevelser hernede. Jeg ved ikke helt om jeg nr at oploade hele min dagbog i dag men jeg vil prve.Frst vil jeg dog lige fortlle et par generelle ting.Hverdagen og undervisningHverdagen er efterhnden ved at indfinde sig hernede. Jeg str op et sted mellem otte og ni. Spiser morgenmad og forbereder s engelskundervisni http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Sierra-Leone/Masanga/blog-264060.html ELCSL A Beacon Light In The CommunityFrom September 19 to 28 2007 I visited Sierra Leone and met with the leadership of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Sierra Leone to review the mission and priorities of the church and learn the best way to accompany the ELCSL in mission. During this visit I stopped at Calvary Evangelical Lutheran Church CELC which is one of the 16 congregations of ELC http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Sierra-Leone/Freetown/blog-258315.html Oh Salonehellip.You have no idea how weird it feels to know that Friday I will be getting on a plane and possibly never coming back here. Irsquove never left a place thinking I might not return. Sierra Leone has been the most interesting most frustrating place I have ever been. So how do I feel leaving Strange and slightly confused. It feels like a long dream and I am sure when I find http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Sierra-Leone/Freetown/blog-253641.html Her er saa det indlaeg jeg har skrevet for nylig. Jeg havde regnet med at kunne poste det foerste indlaeg for lang tid siden men internet er en mangelvare hernede saa i faar to i dag.Torsdag den 14. februarI dag var der Valentines fest nede i byen. Der var virkelig mange mennesker bde brn og voksne og der blev danset hele natten. Det var fedt men sindssygt varmt og det blev bestemt ikke bedr http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Sierra-Leone/Masanga/blog-248598.html Her kommer mit foerste indlaeg. Det er skrevet for ca en uge siden.AnkomstenVi ankom til Sierra Leone sidste fredag 1. februar kl. 19.00 efter en 12 timers tur fra Kbenhavn over Bruxelles og Dakar. Det frste der slog mig da jeg kom ud af flyet var varmen. Det var ca. 30 grader varmt og meget fugtigt. Da vi kom ind i ankomst terminalen mdte der os en hr af ansatte. Mnd i orange veste der http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Sierra-Leone/Masanga/blog-248595.html I have to say I really love it here I can't believe I only have 6 weeks left of my journey here in Freetown and I already know it is going to be really difficult saying goodbye Especially the peopleI had a wonderful time this weekend at home in the city. Trying to recover from my last lung infection I stayed home Friday night bought some greasy questionable Chinese food and watched reruns http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Sierra-Leone/Freetown/blog-238134.html I have never found writing a Blog so difficult. The up and down emotions that accompany this experience make it extremely challenging in trying to determine how I truly feel and what I honestly think. So many people have already asked me about what I have learned so far and after a lot of thought I have come realize that I will not be able to answer that question properly for quite some time p http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Sierra-Leone/blog-227034.html I was blessed this afternoon with a long run along the beach just as the sun started to set. It's hammerton wind season in Sierra Leone which means the desert winds blow in and blanket the sky with clouds. It feels a little like the summer in the Okanagan British Columbia during that really hot and dry summer when there were huge forest fires. The sun is blocked but the air stays thick and is http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Sierra-Leone/Freetown/blog-221320.html Just love this adventure I'm on.....Going back to Kabala for a few days was just exactly what I needed. Because our Executive Director is visiting from Canada we got to experience some pretty amazing celebrations pictures to follow and sneak into some extremely interesting meetings with Directors Principals the Head Chief etc... Just incredible to watch how development is actually carried ou http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Sierra-Leone/Freetown/blog-219921.html I always look forward to being in a place long enough to begin some sort of daily routine. There is something about having an idea about what tomorrow will bring that provides a certain amount of comfort and confidence. When my phone alarm goes off at about 730am every morning I open my eyes to the sights and sounds of Freetown at the beginning of a day. Usually a rooster is crowing the baby http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Sierra-Leone/Freetown/blog-217455.html Without losing anyonersquos attention I promise to include only the MOST interesting Itrsquos worth reading I promisehellip.Kabala is in the North and is the main area in Sierra Leone that CAUSE is working in. They are working in 3 schools helping to provide uniforms food school supplies and covering various school fees.THE TRIPWe arrived in Kabala after 10 hours eventhough I was to http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Sierra-Leone/blog-212040.html A proper journal entry will follow....amazing experience...for now enjoy the photos Blessings... http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Sierra-Leone/blog-211806.html Ok...what a night Couldn't sleep...again with the dogs the unbelievable down pour of rain and the random turning on of all the house lights at 4am AWESOME Went to church this morning...it was incredible...everyone in the church 30ish people welcomed us and offered a warm hand shake. Of course the music was incredible and all they had was a half working guitar. I cannot tell you how hot i http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Sierra-Leone/Freetown/blog-207074.html Woke up to fresh coffee sitting outside my room and a sunrise over the lush greenery of the hills outside the city. I slept like a baby...a bit sweaty but other then the howling dogs and constant buzz of generators and streetcars...quiet as can be Actually I'm already making good use of a few key supplies sleeping pills bug nets extra sheet to cover the bed bug spray my hand held fan ant http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Sierra-Leone/Freetown/blog-206751.html Hello AllI'm going to keep this short because I have zero energy but I did want to say that I'm here safe and sound The journey here went so smoothly and I feel so blessed. When we flew over the coast line of Freetown I could hardly breath....it is so surreal to be here There was someone to help us navigate through the crazy airport and organise tickets for the helicopter as well We flew http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Sierra-Leone/Freetown/blog-206483.html