indian26

Hello. I am going back to great continent of Africa. However, I will be in West Africa this time. 

I will be going to Liberia on October 25th. I will be teaching English and math for 8 months. My students will be enrolled in midwife classes, but still need to catch up on their English and math skills.  I will be working and living with another volunteer that will be teaching the midwife classes.  I think we will have only 20 or 30 students total. 

This teaching assignment is through Peace Corps Response, which is a short term Peace Corps position.  It is only for returned volunteers, meaning that all of the PCVs in LIberia would have already served 2 years in another country. 

Peace Corps Response Liberia will have a few program areas, such as midwife training, teacher training, and business.  I know that two other former volunteers from Mozambique will be going to Liberia too. 

English is the official language of Liberia, but many people speak local languages or pidgin English, which is a mix of English, tribal languages, and other languages such as French and Portuguese.  It will be interesting to learn the English spoken in Liberia. 

I am excited to learn about Liberia and excited to experience West African culture. 

Liberia actually has a very interesting history.  Former ex-slaves or descendants of ex-slaves from America were sent to Liberia in the 1820s to form a colony in Africa.  Many of the people sent to Liberia had never set foot on Africa.  In turn, these people fought with the local tribal people in Liberia over land, etc.  And the people that were sent to Liberia in the 1820s ended up ruling the local Indigenous people in Liberia. As a result, there have been many years of conflict between the colonizing people and the local Liberian people.  I'm not a history person, so I'm sorry if I didn't explain this correctly.  If you are interested in learning more, just google Liberia.