At the Library...I found more love for my country.

I am supposed to be studying but find myself side tracked with Youtube and Wale. In the recommended vids I saw this vid about Liberia. Its called "The Vice Guide To Travel Liberia". It is basically about the war in Liberia that went on. It was seriously hard to watch, it showed a side of Liberia that i was never truly introduced to because I wasn't raised there. It made me feel selfish for taking my life in America for granted when I have aunts, uncles, cousins, and even a parent who had to live thought that chaos. Even after all those feelings it made me feel a little bit more love for my Liberian heritage and my big crazy Liberian family. I realize that although its all well in great to have this swelling pride for being Liberian American, I need to educate myself more about it's history and the things that are taking place their now. For one thing I wasn't aware that Charles Taylor was on trial at the Hague right now, and I always thought that the story about Charles Taylor eating Doe was a myth. Any who it was really unsettling to watch, but I am glad that I got to know more about my country, and to see that their are natives and outside people who are trying to help rebuild what the civil war destroyed. I also liked it because I think Liberians have the most beautiful accents + that one guy reminded me of my Uncle Thomas.

Any who the whole thing made me decide to start the Zigbuo family blog...tentatively titled "Love on the Big Road" (cause Zigbuo means big road....get it..ha!)
I'll get it up tonight hopefully starting out with some pics from grandpas party, this vid, as well as a high light on someone in the family and an event calendar.
I'm mucho excited about it all...but i need to get back to studying for my APES test tomorrow, so all though its been real I bid you adieux.