Hey, I'm alive

Hiiiiii Everyone!!!!!! Sorry I haven't updated in a while. Things have been busy, busy here. my three weeks traveling around the country were amazing, but tiring. i spent a week in Kailahun a large village all the way on the eastern border, about 2 miles from Guinea. no electricity, no running water, and many, many cockroaches. i then traveled to Bo, the second largest city/town in SL, located in the southern region. the last leg of my trip was to Mile 91, a small village in the northern part of the country. my research has been based around child protection in Sierra Leone, so I interviewed chiefs, teachers, students, government officials, religious leaders, radio station staff and other stakeholders in each community. the field work was a lot harder than i thought it would be and i learned a ton about designing and conducting research on my own. i met some truly inspiring people and then some very shortsighted people who prove that this country still has a long way to go, despite the amazing progress it has made only 7 years out of war.

my remaining week and a half here will be spent writing my final report, and then im off to spain for a week!!!!!! so very excited, i always wanted to go ever since my high school spanish presentation on valencia, haha. see everyone back in dc and nj soon!