On the branch one blossom, now one blossom strong warmth too is growing (Ransetsu)
Salem State University's Liberian Peacebuilders' Fieldwork Initiative
(RSS links to each participant's blog can be found at the bottom of this page.)
Friday, March 8, 2013
After an internet outage and an unexpected school closure, I am finally making my first post!
One thing I am looking forward to in
Liberia is obviously the weather. I won’t mind some heat after all of the
nor’easters we’ve been slammed with all winter. As much I really disliked the
internet being down, it’s nice that I’ll be disconnecting from things like the
internet for a greater cause.
I would have laughed at you if you told
me in September that I’d be spending my Spring Break in Liberia. Now that it’s one
day out, I couldn’t be more excited. My geographic senses are buzzing. I can’t
wait to observe another culture and get a snapshot of what their lives are
like. I have been abroad for school and traveled to other countries for
pleasure, but I never been on a trip like this.
This trip has a purpose, which
is to give Liberians the skills that they’ll need to continue rebuilding.
I’m so glad this is not the kind of trip
where our group is like, “You’re doing everything wrong. No wonder why you guys
are in such bad shape. Here, we’re going to fix you.” There’s too much of that
in the world. There’s that quote about teaching a man how to fish for a
lifetime, and I think that perfectly describes the kind of work we’ll be doing
over the week. It also an awesome coincidence that aquaculture is a component
of the work we’ll be doing.
I have a list of questions I hope to
answer by the time our trip is over. What is life like as a Liberian? How do
they see their future? Do they think things will change for the better? What do
they expect from us as outsiders?
I hope that I can answer these questions
and more after this week. Internet access in Liberia will be very limited, so
my next post won’t be until we return. Stay tuned!
Bloggers:
(1) Be sure to make a title for each entry. And be sure to set the font size as "h2" This is a headline font and that font size is what the rss reader looks for. If you use another size, people who keep track of your blog will not know that you have updated it! The font size for your blog entry should be h3 or smaller.
(2) Before you upload any photographs, you will need to resize them so they can be easily seen and so that your blog page loads quickly. To shrink your photo go to http://www.webresizer.com/resizer/
and upload your photo and then download the smaller version. Finally insert the smaller version on your blog! Simple and free! :)
(1) Be sure to make a title for each entry. And be sure to set the font size as "h2" This is a headline font and that font size is what the rss reader looks for. If you use another size, people who keep track of your blog will not know that you have updated it! The font size for your blog entry should be h3 or smaller.
(2) Before you upload any photographs, you will need to resize them so they can be easily seen and so that your blog page loads quickly. To shrink your photo go to http://www.webresizer.com/resizer/
and upload your photo and then download the smaller version. Finally insert the smaller version on your blog! Simple and free! :)
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