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INFURIATED IN LIBERIA

Liberia

COME, COME IN. WELCOME TO MY HOME ON UN DRIVE.  This salmon coloured sofa is what I most like about my lounge, as well as the granite bar in my kitchen that you can see right there. The Liberian lad who is strolling slowly in the kitchen is Kraweah. The couple with the white hair…

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TRIP TO BUCHANAN (6) of (6) LAST DAY IN BUCHANAN

Buchanan

Sometimes we think ahead and this time, before going to the best beach in Buchanan, we head to the “restaurant” owned by the Lebanese man so he can prepare us some food for later, this way we won’t have to wait for centuries for it to arrive. We are intelligent people, with degrees and everything.…

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TRIP TO BUCHANAN (5) of (6) THIS BAR IS FOR ME!

5-6-this-bar-is-for-me

FEAR IN BLACK AND WHITE. Some people have started leaving the bar, forming a scary, irregular line. “This bar is mine and I want to tell you loud and clear that over there by the bar, there are some guys who have bought their drinks outside and brought them in here. This bar is for…

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TRIP TO BUCHANAN (1) of (6) LEAVING MONROVIA MAN!

Buchanan Liberia

“BECAUSE IF NOT, I’LL DIE”. Sitting at a round, plastic table. We drink some Club Beers. Our pupils dilate and take on the form of small sugared ovals. That go up and down. Kevin comes closer to us and tells us, “Because if not, you die… So this weekend I went to Buchanan. You have…

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RECALLING THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS IN LIBERIA (4 of 5) “IMMORTAL ENERGY IN MONROVIA”

Recalling presidential elections in liberia

ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF MONROVIA, LIBERIA. IN THE MIDDLE OF DEPRIVATION AND AN IMMORTAL ENERGY, we get out the Toyotas Prado and make our way to a crumbling school that was hosting several scattered polling stations. It seemed as if the whole neighbourhood had already voted at these tables because the rooms were practically empty;…

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