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National Geographic Traveler's Intelligent Travel blog
Check out my travel review of Monrovia on National Geographic Traveler's Intelligent Travel blog! Far from a comprehensive review, but at least Liberia is out there small!
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Two Weeks Later
So it's been two weeks today since I left Liberia. The first week was harder than I thought it would be. Readjusting consisted of jet-lag, adjusting to the time-change in the States, and the emotional acclimation. I felt very useless, to put it bluntly. I felt as if the time was here merely a waste of my talents and skills. I felt as if I no longer (maybe I never did) belonged. I used to love my job here (still do in many ways and I am thankful beyond belief that I have the job I have in this time of economic hardship), but since my return I feel as if I could be doing so much more than sitting in a cube 8+ hours a day. I couldn't have picked a better employer and people that I work with, but now it's time to evolve.
So after my first week of feeling sorry for myself for having to leave Liberia, my mind was reeling with ideas, the first of which I'm putting into place now. I can't share too much just yet, but once I have something concrete to show for it, you'll be the first to know.
Besides fleshing out my ideas, I've been doing my homework on Liberia. I listen to Star Radio streaming online to keep up with the news in Liberia. I've also done lots of online research on organizations that work in Liberia. I have all their job pages bookmarked in case something perfect pour moi comes up.
Meanwhile, I'm also working on expanding my skillset so that when I do apply for something in the LIB, I will be a bigger asset than I am now. My first task is taking this Final Cut video editing class, which will allow me to create the multimedia presentations or 'digital films' that I want to create to help tell the stories of those without a voice in our world.
In any case, I'm back to the grind. Yet, despite 'the grind,' one can easily find herself prone to eating junk (lost all my Foreign Ministry workout program weight), doing a lot of atrophying activities like watching TV or being online, and just the general blahness of what my friend calls "My Daughter in America."
The best I can do now is to keep plodding towards to goal of getting home. Let you know how that goes!
So after my first week of feeling sorry for myself for having to leave Liberia, my mind was reeling with ideas, the first of which I'm putting into place now. I can't share too much just yet, but once I have something concrete to show for it, you'll be the first to know.
Besides fleshing out my ideas, I've been doing my homework on Liberia. I listen to Star Radio streaming online to keep up with the news in Liberia. I've also done lots of online research on organizations that work in Liberia. I have all their job pages bookmarked in case something perfect pour moi comes up.
Meanwhile, I'm also working on expanding my skillset so that when I do apply for something in the LIB, I will be a bigger asset than I am now. My first task is taking this Final Cut video editing class, which will allow me to create the multimedia presentations or 'digital films' that I want to create to help tell the stories of those without a voice in our world.
In any case, I'm back to the grind. Yet, despite 'the grind,' one can easily find herself prone to eating junk (lost all my Foreign Ministry workout program weight), doing a lot of atrophying activities like watching TV or being online, and just the general blahness of what my friend calls "My Daughter in America."
The best I can do now is to keep plodding towards to goal of getting home. Let you know how that goes!
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