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When life imitates art….Part 1

March 26, 2014 By Michael Wuitchik 4 Comments

This is the first of a three part post on my recent trip to Sierra Leone. This story, about a car breakdown, is eerily similar to a scene in My Heart is Not My Own. I’ve returned to Sierra Leone. Cartons of solar lights for girls and their teachers. Reading kits for primary to middle […]

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Filed Under: Salone 2014 Tagged With: Africa travel, building+a+school, Bundu dance, dancing+with+the+Mende, diamond mines, Mende, Michael Wuitchik's blog, My Heart is Not My Own, Poro, Sandei, secret societies, Sierra Leone, solar lights

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