A Wild Night at Paddy’s and the cocaine saga

So last Friday night was a wild and exciting night at “the hot spot” of Sierra Leone, Paddy’s International. My most recent column was on the events of that night. I was a bit worried about it, though, because it had the potential to be the most controversial column yet. I’m sure readers will see [...]

New food, new friends, and Happy Birthday to… Yu

My latest column for Awoko was Round 2 of my experiences with Salone food. Hope you enjoy it!
To read the column, click here.
Word around the office after I cam back from Pujehun was that there were a couple of interns from New York working for different papers in Freetown. Mr. Lewis said they were “going [...]

Back from the states

I got back from the states last night at around 8:30 p.m. The flights were long, but the travel day was not as bad as it was the first time. I’ve actually gotten to know my way around the London/Heathrow airport after having been there three times in the past month. I won’t be flying [...]

Pujehun Travelogues

It seems today is a “fast-worker” day. I was able to finish up all five of my columns to be published next week while I’m gone for the states.  I’m also taking advantage of the fact that the one computer in the office with internet access, normally occupied, is vacant. 
My short visit in Pujehun was a [...]

Back from Pujehun and… on the move again soon

My five-day visit in Pujehun was pleasant and wonderful. Upon my return to Awoko, everyone at the newspaper said I looked like I lost a lot of weight (still not sure whether they were joking or not). Nevertheless, I had quite an amazing time and I have a LOT to write about. I’ll be writing [...]

Happy Independence Day

Happy 4th of July to my American Brethren back home! And speaking of America, yesterday I visited and registered the U.S. Embassy in Sierra Leone. The visit, itself, was almost surreal. We had to first drive up a high plateau to get there, and the view from the top was breathtaking. Even through a thin [...]

Good news disguised as bad

So with my crazy schedule in the next couple weeks (traveling to Pujehun, America) I was set to go back to stay at the YMCA hostel. However, upon inquiring about transfering there, apparently there are no more single rooms available for the remainder of the summer. There is a double-room available, but it would still [...]

The beach and more

I finally visited the beach in Salone last Sunday. Living in Washington for basically my entire life (and without much travelling), I haven’t had the luxury of seeing many beaches. But the beach here is absolutely breathtaking.  The coast is seemingly endless and the sand is pure white. I went there with Mr. Lewis’ wife, niece [...]