Is it July Already??

Happy Belated Canada Day to all of you in the homeland!! We celebrated in Liberia with fellow Canadians at a potluck and a game of volleyball. No big parades or bands, but we did manage to round up a few of us to celebrate the day. Canada, America and Liberia all celebrate their independence this month so we have all of our staff covered for holidays.

Things are moving onwards and upwards here. We were shocked the other day as we saw power poles and wires being hung along the main roads of Monrovia. The President has promised power by July 26th and so everyone, including her opposition, are anxiously waiting to see if she'll meet her campaign promise. Each day I notice small differences and small changes occuring throughout the city that indicate continued growth. With this development comes more beauracracy, which is a challenge, but I suppose inevitable.

Lot's of other changes going on with us. Many of our international staff will be travelling home for vacation or home leaves this summer. In their absence, we have had 6 interns arrive from the US, and I think this will keep us on our toes. They're a good bunch and it's hard to believe that I was in their similar shoes a couple of years ago. Sometimes I feel like life is passing me so quickly, and then other times I realize that so much has happened.

Anyways, feeling like this one needs to be a short update. Busy days, long days, and just feeling tired. I have been reacting strongly to red ant bites, and it's driving me nuts at night. I swell up and they are so darn itchy. Even thinking of it right now is driving me nuts....alright...I'll write more soon.