Two Months In...

So, ok I realise I’ve been here over two months, and I’ve only written 3 blogs. I’m crap, I know!

So anyways, here’s some of my most recent ramblings…

Well first of all, I was struck down with food poisoning, and other nice infections for the past week. I was left vomiting for the first day and feeling extremely nauseous for the rest of the week. Visited the doctor 3 times, and am now on a dose of antibiotics for my sins. My sin being eating everything that comes my way. Deary me.

Anyways, I’m back on track now…..

I finally feel like I’m getting properly stuck into things here, and time seems to be ticking by at a pretty fast rate. So fast that sometimes I think that a year here isn’t long enough! My days here are pretty busy…

Although I do find my mind drifting a lot and wondering about things…some trivial, some not so trivial..

Like...

It’s so weird that Sierra Leone is in the same time zone as London, and just six hours can transport you there if you have £500 to spare... Yet they are literally worlds apart. This month, theUN Human Development Index (HDI) was released in South Africa. The Index ranks all (well almost all) the countries in the world according to a range of variables such as literacy rates, education, and life expectancy. Countries like the US (ranked number 8), the UK (number 18), Australia (number 3), are all dandy, but little regard is given to the countries at the other end of the Index. Imagine being from Niger (bottom of the Index) or Sierra Leone (second from bottom).... Sweet Salone has been branded the least livable country in the world!!!!

I can’t count the number of conversations I’ve had with Sierra Leonean people who talk about their country in such a demeaning way, like they’re ashamed of what their country has become. Some people I speak to are so ashamed of their country that they insinuate that the white man should come back because back then things were “fine”. No NO NO!!!! This is not good!!! I hate the bring back colonialism mentality. The people of Sierra Leone are all too aware that their country is at the bottom of UN indexes, and it is humiliating, degrading and unfair. Statistics can be very damaging. ...what to do?

Anyways, enough of my rambles...

For those of you who are keen: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_Development_Index

Take care.

Hit me with comments and emails to make me feel better pls.

Xx