Title: Carole Green (
Sierra Leone)
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How to spot a water leak and other construction stories! - 04/Apr/2011 13:32 - 4994 days ago
Its the dry season and March is the hottest month of the year. Meanwhile Freetown is being torn apart and being put back togethe...
Christmas, simplified - 25/Mar/2011 17:48 - 5004 days ago
With a Salone family….Christmas morning starts like any other morning, at 6am with cooking, fetching water and cleaning…. Al...
Starting Again... - 25/Mar/2011 13:25 - 5004 days ago
Being the only person in Country for your UK based organisation can have its benefits and difficulties. The main issue is LOGIST...
Making it Happen - 20/Mar/2011 13:48 - 5009 days ago
When I left Salone last December, I had no return flight booked or any job offer (although I had only actually applied for 2 job...
January, dull and dreary???? - 31/Jan/2011 11:45 - 5057 days ago
It amazing how I seemed to settle back into life in the UK and totally adjust to all the differences, didn’t even feel much of...
Not ready yet... - 30/Dec/2010 18:03 - 5089 days ago
28th December and time to go home? Question is what happens next? I’m happy and settled here, despite the difficulties of life...
Christmas, simplified - 28/Dec/2010 18:52 - 5091 days ago
With a Salone family….Christmas morning starts like any other morning, at 6am with cooking, fetching water and cleaning…. Al...
African Christmas, Snowy European New Year - 22/Dec/2010 09:19 - 5097 days ago
So in 6 days I fly home, without a definate job... but it looks promising. I have meeting in London on 10th Jan about a 6 month ...
END GAME - 22/Dec/2010 08:58 - 5097 days ago
Yesterday was my last day in the Ministry. I was remarkably calm about this. It could be because I didn’t tell many people and...
Beach Hopping - 22/Dec/2010 08:22 - 5097 days ago
What do you for a weeks holiday in Sierra Leone? Well there is Tiwai (an amazing wildlife sanctuary in Moyamba), Tacugama (The C...
Mami and Pikin Wellbodi week, World Aids Day, I cant keep up! - 30/Nov/2010 18:02 - 5119 days ago
Mother and Child Health Promotion week was launched actually last week by the President, 3 key things are happening: 3 million M...
Shocking - 25/Nov/2010 10:32 - 5124 days ago
One of yesterday’s Freetown papers has a story about a young man caught stealing an old pair of shoes. Members of the Leiceste...
From New to SL - 25/Nov/2010 10:21 - 5124 days ago
Monday 24th November 2008. I was half way through a short 4 day trip to the Big Apple, taken on a romantic notion and never regr...
Its a dogs life - 17/Nov/2010 14:35 - 5132 days ago
Two weeks ago I met 3 female vets at Balmaya (one of them starred in a previous blog!). That day they had neutered 279 male dogs...
(Lack of!) Future Plans - 16/Nov/2010 08:10 - 5133 days ago
I have decided to stay on longer in Freetown after my VSO placement ends at Christmas, for another 6 months or more. However I h...
To blog or not to blog? - 16/Nov/2010 07:58 - 5133 days ago
I’ve decided that I should really only blog when I have something interesting, useful or pertinent to say. However life carrie...
I've had better weeks - 16/Nov/2010 07:42 - 5133 days ago
I wrote this blog a month ago (around 20th October) and couldn't decide whether to post it or not but it was how I was felt at t...
The crack in the pavement - 20/Oct/2010 20:49 - 5160 days ago
So I’m in a taxi coming to work last Tuesday and thinking about the fact that (a) I was a bit late for work (b) I hadn’t blo...
Birthday Bash! - 04/Oct/2010 20:21 - 5176 days ago
Last Tuesday I turned 45 years old which means I am half way to 90 and can look forward to arthritis, memory loss, repeating the...
Foolish Food Follies - 18/Sep/2010 14:23 - 5192 days ago
How many VSOs does it take to figure out what is and isn’t milk? Jo and I really needed a brew so we decided treat ourselves a...
Creature Discomforts - 18/Sep/2010 14:23 - 5192 days ago
Last week another group of victims (new VSOs) arrived and I jointly delivered a talk on‘Everything you need to know to survive...
Kids Stuff and Fundraising - 18/Sep/2010 13:16 - 5192 days ago
Two weeks ago I was unpacking my 40kgs (exactly) of luggage, most of it consisting of books, clothes and toys given to me by fri...
Home Thoughts from Abroad - 18/Sep/2010 08:54 - 5192 days ago
Its about 7 weeks since I’ve blogged so apologies to the faithful handful of followers (Mum and Rosie)! I’ve been back in Fr...
Mainly humans and a few animals - 07/Aug/2010 07:26 - 5234 days ago
Its 7 days exactly since I arrived on UK soil. My week has consisted of lots of eating, sleeping and generally feeling cold (so ...
Home Straight - 01/Aug/2010 12:08 - 5240 days ago
I’m 28 hours into my trip back home and I'm at Euston waiting for this flashy Virgin train to take me home and into the arms o...
Guns and Toilets - 25/Jul/2010 09:53 - 5247 days ago
Yesterday morning we walked into town over Parliment hill and it was a truely beautiful day, all day. And of course I needed to ...
Can you force yourself to buy the Sun on 27th July? - 20/Jul/2010 12:06 - 5252 days ago
Well I hope so... because my boss and the Free Health Care initiative in Salone will be mentioned in an article as part of the f...
A load of old rubbish! - 17/Jul/2010 15:26 - 5255 days ago
I keep meaning to take a photo of the rubbish tip on Old Railway Line. Its a very new tip in that its surrounded by a breeze blo...
Happiness can sneak in through a window you didn’t realise you had left open…. - 14/Jul/2010 17:17 - 5258 days ago
Francis, the smiley IT guy in the Ministry was trusted with my precious but poorly laptop today. I must admit to being highly sc...
Broken Lifeline - 09/Jul/2010 16:27 - 5263 days ago
In retrospect, yesterday obviously went too well. If you are an eternal optimist like me, then statements like this should never...
Did I mention the football? And a bit about African meetings - 08/Jul/2010 07:40 - 5264 days ago
Probably not! But I have to admit to being slightly interested in the whole affair, especially how Saloneans make every match in...
A Weekend of Huge Contrasts - 05/Jul/2010 15:34 - 5267 days ago
There is a great place to shop in Freetown called 'Big Market' on Wallace Johnson Street ( a famouse Salonean who not only has t...
The Sun shines on Sweet Salone - 02/Jul/2010 16:44 - 5270 days ago
You will never guess which UK national newspaper interviewed my boss (and by default me too as I set it up) two days ago??? The ...
New blood and a bit of nesting - 29/Jun/2010 23:53 - 5273 days ago
So last week saw the arrival of 11 new VSOs in country plus Alice (who arrived in April). I really do wonder if they know what t...
A minor inconvenience..... and a few monkeys - 29/Jun/2010 17:33 - 5273 days ago
So the Friday night before last, I'm coming home in a taxi on my usual route from the Youyi Building to Congo Cross, only its la...
To boldly go... to Liberia (10 to 13 June) - 24/Jun/2010 11:40 - 5278 days ago
So many Brits go to Spain for the sun or if they are brave enough to stay in the UK, maybe Cornwall and some hardened northerner...
A Mission Quite Possible (23rd May to 1 June) - 23/Jun/2010 17:38 - 5279 days ago
I don’t think I’ve talked very much about the ‘Strengthening District Health Services Project’ catchy title eh, or SDHSP...
A belated blog! - 14/Jun/2010 12:10 - 5288 days ago
OK so this is really a blog about blogs. I just wanted people to know that I haven't dropped of the face of the planet, but yes ...
The emotional rollercoaster and a BIG decision - 25/May/2010 21:09 - 5308 days ago
I've steered away from becoming too personal in this blog, because, well, its a public blog and no-one wants to hear self absorb...
About nothing in particular..... - 24/May/2010 22:50 - 5309 days ago
I couldnt figure out a theme this week so here are some random thoughts and observations in no particular order that leave me ha...
One or two out of three aint bad!!! - 17/May/2010 22:00 - 5316 days ago
When people ask me why I am here, I still have difficulty answering that question. My short answer to deflect anyone from delvin...
A walk in the Mountains... to Gloucester - 17/May/2010 16:07 - 5316 days ago
BehindFreetownis the forestedLeicesterPeak, surrounded by small Krio villages with other English names likeGloucester, Regent as...
Being a VSO… a more brutal experience? - 05/May/2010 17:02 - 5328 days ago
One of the main audiences for this blog will no doubt be other potential VSOs thinking about coming to Africa and specifically S...
Transport and Football!! - 04/May/2010 08:50 - 5329 days ago
I’ve mentioned the Poda Podas and the Taxis a few times but perhaps haven’t mentioned the large number of while 4 by4s aroun...
27th April - Launch of Free Health Care - 03/May/2010 20:24 - 5330 days ago
27th April, an ordinary day in the UK but an extraordinaryday here - Independence Day and Launch of Free Health Care for pregnan...
A momentus effort to get the basics in place - 19/Apr/2010 22:30 - 5344 days ago
Reading the reports on the state of buildings, equipment, drug availability, staffing levels etc in SL is not light reading. The...
My job is 'in development'! - 16/Apr/2010 16:34 - 5347 days ago
To be honest, its hard to say what my job is at the moment. The grand description may be an extra skilled pair of hands in this ...
Hopefully a typical weekend! - 15/Apr/2010 23:02 - 5348 days ago
Last Friday it was Henning’s birthday bash (one of my flatmates) at the local bar restaurant called Balmaya. Nice food and bee...
Two Big Trips - 08/Apr/2010 17:07 - 5355 days ago
Its a whole week since I wrote my blog partly because the internet connection is so slow at work but I'll have a dongle soon(!)....
Starting work and the strike is over! - 01/Apr/2010 15:35 - 5362 days ago
I started work last Monday with slight reservations about my role and what to expect, especially as the strike was the subject o...
CHOP (Krio for food) and SHOP - 01/Apr/2010 12:29 - 5362 days ago
So I havent totally mastered buying fresh food from the market and cooking it yet. Firstly I haven't actually been to the little...
Aw di Bodi? - 30/Mar/2010 18:27 - 5364 days ago
This is 'how are you?' in Krio, the local language which is used as the informal language everywhere including at work but all m...
Almost the weekend and future challenges ahead - 26/Mar/2010 12:00 - 5368 days ago
So VSO training is over, I have a bank account with 200,000 leones in it (about£33!!!) and am now fully trained VSO volunteer r...
Early Days - 25/Mar/2010 12:42 - 5369 days ago
I'm sitting in the VSO office having figured out how to connect my laptop for the first time.I am with 3 other volunteers, all f...
Fantastic Fundraising£1060 and good fun too! - 18/Mar/2010 09:03 - 5376 days ago
Just a few snaps from last Friday's African night in the Old Kings Head. You generously gave£1060 for auctioned items and donat...
Scuzzy...off on his travels too! - 11/Mar/2010 08:55 - 5383 days ago
I've just taken Scuzzy to the vet for a tooth extraction and general check up, before he goes to Oxfordshire on his long holiday...
Saying lots of Goodbyes - 06/Mar/2010 11:40 - 5388 days ago
So this week has been full of goodbyes, a great excuse to meet up and eat nice food!!! So on Wednesday it was lunch in Sandbach ...
Going to be a God Mother for the 3rd time! - 04/Mar/2010 14:03 - 5390 days ago
I thought that this image was rather good for the party on 12th. In the meantime I am trying to get my head around the fact that...
Dont forget the AFRICAN EVENING on 12th March! - 02/Mar/2010 11:11 - 5392 days ago
My fundraising do/leaving do on 12th March at the Old Kings Head isgetting close!Old Kings Head, Byrons Lane, Gurnett, Macclesfi...
18 Days and Counting - 02/Mar/2010 10:01 - 5392 days ago
I'm trying to get to grips with setting up this new blog and here's my first posting. At the moment I'm feeling excitment and tr...
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