Location

Monrovia → Ganta → Liberia–Ivory Coast Border Town, Liberia

Episode Notes

In this episode, I finally move on from Monrovia and head deeper into Liberia. What starts as a travel day turns into something much more meaningful. I reflect on meeting Sai Buor Brewer, a Liberian-American librarian who returned to help build schools in rural Liberia, and I follow through on my plan to visit his newest project near Ganta.

Along the way, I experience the rhythm of road travel in Liberia — slow traffic, diesel fumes, friendly police stops, and the ever-present “one-liner” passport logbooks. I tour an impressive school campus, meet professors and librarians shaping the next generation, and even stumble into a chance meeting with overland travelers piloting a three-wheeled vehicle across West Africa.

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