I know, I know- it has been way to long. Honestly I am just too impatient. I have tried many times to upload a post and then the battery will finish or the Internet goes out and I just have given up for a time. I apologize and will try to be better. There are so many things I have wanted to post about and will try to get to, but for now I will start with a trip a few of us took to Freetown last weekend. I was great to just get away for a few days with some good friends and have little responsibility for a time. We took the early morning transport- and by early morning I mean 3am- to Freetown and arrived with the whole day ahead of us. We stayed at a Guest House in the center of town which was perfect for walking around and finding some good cheap food- we ate chicken and french fries everyday.
Freetown is a LARGE city PACKED with people. It is hard to get anywhere in a car as people walk the streets just as the cars do, there are no traffic lights or even signs, and the city is really just overcrowded. There are still some good things to see and some good times to be had. On Saturday we headed to Charolotte Village to check out this waterfall that everyone has talked about but no one has made it to. (Next time Kayla) We drove some distance on this barely made road and then parked to walk a bit further. We walked through this small Creole village called Charolotte and the houses looked a little something like this. (People are living in ALL of them).
After walking through the village we found a couple kids who led us to a path heading to the falls. We walked through this covered path not able to see the falls but able to hear them. At one point we had to remove our shoes and walk through the water to get on the path again. Now I loved this part as you know I love water, but one thing I have learned since coming is that almost no one here likes water. This was a lot for me to ask of the guys to remove their shoes and get into the water, but they did it for me and I love them for it. 
Back on the path again we could now feel the mist from the falls. I was walking ahead with the kids (it took the guys a little longer to get their shoes back on) and this was the scene that opened up before us. It was beautiful and I think everyone was thankful we made the trip.
Joe, JK, Christie, John Boland, Pastor Ibrahim
After we headed to the beach for sometime and then back to town. I enjoyed spending some time seeing Freetown in a different light. In the past I have only experienced sitting in traffic and having people crowded all around me. I guess Freetown isn't so bad, but I do love Bo and Bo is home so it was nice to get back on Monday.
Freetown is a LARGE city PACKED with people. It is hard to get anywhere in a car as people walk the streets just as the cars do, there are no traffic lights or even signs, and the city is really just overcrowded. There are still some good things to see and some good times to be had. On Saturday we headed to Charolotte Village to check out this waterfall that everyone has talked about but no one has made it to. (Next time Kayla) We drove some distance on this barely made road and then parked to walk a bit further. We walked through this small Creole village called Charolotte and the houses looked a little something like this. (People are living in ALL of them).
After walking through the village we found a couple kids who led us to a path heading to the falls. We walked through this covered path not able to see the falls but able to hear them. At one point we had to remove our shoes and walk through the water to get on the path again. Now I loved this part as you know I love water, but one thing I have learned since coming is that almost no one here likes water. This was a lot for me to ask of the guys to remove their shoes and get into the water, but they did it for me and I love them for it. Back on the path again we could now feel the mist from the falls. I was walking ahead with the kids (it took the guys a little longer to get their shoes back on) and this was the scene that opened up before us. It was beautiful and I think everyone was thankful we made the trip. Joe, JK, Christie, John Boland, Pastor Ibrahim
After we headed to the beach for sometime and then back to town. I enjoyed spending some time seeing Freetown in a different light. In the past I have only experienced sitting in traffic and having people crowded all around me. I guess Freetown isn't so bad, but I do love Bo and Bo is home so it was nice to get back on Monday.
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