Holy shit you are in Liberia! You have uprooted your life in America, done a year of preparations/ medical things for PC (which let’s be honest are a pain in the ass), and have decided to come live in Liberia as a local for two years. This takes mad courage and you should be so proud of yourself!
The first few days at Doe felt like a blur. We were up early, had sessions all day, were flooded with new information, introduced to new foods, new language (well sort of), a new town, and a new level of being sweaty. Don’t let any of these things stress you out! Take everything day by day, this new experience might be really overwhelming for you, but I promise in time things will level out/calm down and normalize. You are not alone in this process, you have joined our wonderful PC family network and we are all here to help you through this process. Don’t EVER feel embarrassed/ weird to reach out to someone if you are having issues, there are PLENTY people here to support you, such as staff, response volunteers, LR6, LR7, and your own cohort, LR8.
I would be lying to you if I said living in Liberia was all sunshine and butterflies. You will run into stressors/problems here you may not have faced before in America. I can promise you though that the positives far outweigh the negatives.
The Liberian people are some o the nicest/most caring people I have ever met. Everyone you meet will truly appreciate you, and all the things you gave up to come here to help/teach the youth of Liberia. That being said you will constantly be flooded with questions about Americans/America. Here are some of the humorous/shocking questions I have gotten over the past 10 months:
This experience is a crazy roller coaster ride, but it’s a ride I’m thankful to be on every day. I feel confident that given time you will fall in love with this place as much as I have.
The size of your dreams must always exceed your current capacity to achieve them. If your dreams do not scare you, they are not big enough.
If you need anything don’t hesitate to reach out to me! You can text or call me at 0776-048-666 or 088-193-7899
Welcome again to Mother Liberia!
The first few days at Doe felt like a blur. We were up early, had sessions all day, were flooded with new information, introduced to new foods, new language (well sort of), a new town, and a new level of being sweaty. Don’t let any of these things stress you out! Take everything day by day, this new experience might be really overwhelming for you, but I promise in time things will level out/calm down and normalize. You are not alone in this process, you have joined our wonderful PC family network and we are all here to help you through this process. Don’t EVER feel embarrassed/ weird to reach out to someone if you are having issues, there are PLENTY people here to support you, such as staff, response volunteers, LR6, LR7, and your own cohort, LR8.
I would be lying to you if I said living in Liberia was all sunshine and butterflies. You will run into stressors/problems here you may not have faced before in America. I can promise you though that the positives far outweigh the negatives.
The Liberian people are some o the nicest/most caring people I have ever met. Everyone you meet will truly appreciate you, and all the things you gave up to come here to help/teach the youth of Liberia. That being said you will constantly be flooded with questions about Americans/America. Here are some of the humorous/shocking questions I have gotten over the past 10 months:
- American people don’t feel?
- My little best friend, Surprise, likes to say/ask this before he play punches/pinches me (he’s 12)
- Americans can’t talk twice (aka repeat themselves)
- My little best friend likes to aske me this then say it himself when I ask him to repeat something. “I white man, I not talk twice.”
- Is it true there are no poor people in America?
- Liberians seem to think money LITERALLY grows on trees in America.
- Are there vampires in America?
- If my porch kids see something on Tv they take it as law, so expect lots of questions like this.
This experience is a crazy roller coaster ride, but it’s a ride I’m thankful to be on every day. I feel confident that given time you will fall in love with this place as much as I have.
The size of your dreams must always exceed your current capacity to achieve them. If your dreams do not scare you, they are not big enough.
- Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
If you need anything don’t hesitate to reach out to me! You can text or call me at 0776-048-666 or 088-193-7899
Welcome again to Mother Liberia!