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Interesting post! You may be right - so far I have seen no other posts about Liberia. :)
I do think you win the prize for Liberia. its a strange, exotic country that we don't hear much about. Interesting post.
Excellent post. A couple of years ago, I noticed a typo on a library promo poster. It read "Ask a Liberian."
Interesting .. isn't Liberia the place that allows so many non-Liberian ships to register there and sail under its flag?
I seem to remember that the Torrey Canyon was registered in Liberia.
I just happened to run in to your blog and wanted to comment. I have just returned from Liberia the beginning of April 09' after visiting one of my children who is posted there. She has been there nearly three years. I spent two weeks. You are right, it is a fascinating country and I left with a desire to go back. The country is still Post Conflict but the president of the country is trying hard to make positive changes. The infrastructure leaves much to be desired. I traveled outside of Monrovia and the countryside is beautiful. The red clay roads, the lushness of it all. Yes, there is still poverty but riding through the countryside I did not see any malnourished children. I would recommend you read President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf's book entitled This Child Will Be Great. This book will give you an marvelous perspective on the history of the country and where she would like to take the country. By the way, my father was a librarian. He graduated from the first Library Science Class at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey.
I also wanted to mention that the UN Mission, USAID, U.S. Military ( in Liberia to train the Liberian Army), The United Nations High Commission for Refugees, and many, many, many others including the Chinese are all in Liberia trying to help get this country back on its feet. There are alot of NGO's ( Non-Governmental Agencies also in the country. The key is to educate the populous and create employment opportunities. Because of the Civil War, an entire generation was not educated as all the schools were closed. As I said, I left with a desire to return, and yes I too am totally fascinated with this little country. I'm waiting to see what the President will say although our Secretary of State Hillary Clinton did tell Madame Sirleaf that she hope to visit Liberia and of course formwer President George W. Bush visited the country in February 2008.
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