Title: M&S Diary (
Sierra Leone)
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[Maro] Welcome to Moyamba - 07/Mar/2007 01:10 - 6270 days ago
A few weeks in and life in the small town of Moyamba is treating me well. I have had tea and eaten Bombay mix with the Indian nu...
New life - 28/Feb/2007 11:36 - 6277 days ago
My nephew Elias has a new sister today, the as yet unnamed 7lb pink thing you can see here. Congratulations to the people involv...
Monkey business - 05/Feb/2007 12:29 - 6300 days ago
What am I describing? My daily pains with the United Nations over here or the fun Maro and I had visiting a lovely chimpanzee sa...
From here to... - 24/Jan/2007 13:52 - 6312 days ago
Well folks, our time in Freetown is drawing to a close. In February, Maro and I are leaving the mad, fuggy rush of the city and ...
Visit from Simon's sister, Hannah - 19/Jan/2007 11:29 - 6317 days ago
Maro and Hannah land on the near-uninhabited island of Tiwai, in the South East of Sierra LeoneHannah flew over to visit us and ...
[Maro] Trip to the tailor - 03/Jan/2007 12:26 - 6333 days ago
I had my first trip to the tailor last week– a regular activity for many Freetown women; indeed I am amazed by just how many o...
We are 3 - 16/Nov/2006 17:13 - 6381 days ago
M took me on a surprise roadtrip down the peninsula this weekend to celebrate our 3rd anniversary. She commandeered a government...
Eid - 30/Oct/2006 16:56 - 6398 days ago
Yesterday was a public holiday in Sierra Leone, to celebrate the festival of Eid which marks the end of Ramadam. From midnight t...
Charlotte Falls - 19/Oct/2006 15:00 - 6409 days ago
We managed to steal a car on Sunday and went in search of Charlotte, a village in the jungle just outside Freetown. There were r...
Re:orientation - 16/Oct/2006 16:12 - 6412 days ago
Nothing out of the ordinary this week, besides feeling that we’re slowly coming to terms with some of our constraints. This ma...
Cassava Leaves - 28/Sep/2006 16:40 - 6430 days ago
Last weekend I had my first attempt at proper Sierra Leonean cooking– much to the amusement and disbelief of my colleagues on ...
Simon's workshop - 22/Sep/2006 10:06 - 6436 days ago
I ran my second NEC workshop yesterday, this time with the district staff. I was trying to find out some of the key constraints ...
Maro's struggle - 19/Sep/2006 17:20 - 6439 days ago
I spent last week in bed. At first the doctor threatened me with Malaria but in the end I think it was just a nasty virus. Lying...
Sierra Leone vs, um... - 04/Sep/2006 14:01 - 6454 days ago
From now on Maro and I have agreed to fill out a risk assessment form before we do anything here. Our relaxing (not) Saturday wa...
Beyond Freetown - take 1 - 04/Sep/2006 12:30 - 6454 days ago
We had our first real public transport adventure on Saturday– and our final consultation with the Rough Guide to SL. Up until ...
A thousand names for rain - 01/Sep/2006 13:38 - 6457 days ago
It poured last night– and when it pours in Freetown it really pours. Walls of water fall from the sky, thundering onto the cor...
[Photos] Lumley beach - 28/Aug/2006 09:34 - 6461 days ago
We had a lovely walk along Lumley beach in the West end of Freetown this weekend. This is where thousands of locals gather to me...
Upstairs, downstairs - 28/Aug/2006 08:36 - 6461 days ago
Some volunteers start euphoric. Others, like us, test the waters. This is appropriate for Sierra Leone this time of year, becaus...
[Maro] Early Days - 23/Aug/2006 15:30 - 6466 days ago
EARLY DAYSMONDAY 21st AUGUSTWe have been here a week– it feels much longer. I am sitting on our bed under the mosquito net, wh...
An introduction to NEC - 18/Aug/2006 14:12 - 6471 days ago
ThursdayToday I am at NEC, waiting in the corridor for my colleague, Isaac, to return from a meeting so I can introduce myself a...
We've arrived - 17/Aug/2006 10:58 - 6472 days ago
Well, we're finally here! A late ferry Monday night brough us over the peninsula in the dark, and our first sighting of Freetown...
World Food Fundraiser - 23/May/2006 17:01 - 6558 days ago
On Friday 30 June, we're hosting a special World Food Night for sponsors and friends to introduce them to Generocity and the wor...
Computer says... - 19/May/2006 20:51 - 6562 days ago
Well, it's out. Today M&I found out where we're going! The answer: Freetown,Sierra Leone, West Africa, on the Atlantic.We both f...
M&S self-reflection (1) Are we ready? - 13/May/2006 10:31 - 6568 days ago
Yesterday, Maro phoned theVSOoffice and was told they were now sure that they knew what we’d be doing, and where. They can’t...
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