LoL...Salone Fit mi yah!

So, I have been in Sweet Sierra Leone for like 3 weeks now and I am even more in love with the country.

About two weeks ago, Sierra Leone had their local council elections and the Thursday before the elections was APC day (APC, All People's Congress, is the government currently in power). To prepare for election, or I guess to get people hyped up, the government in power put together presidential convoy, which included all of the ministers, directors of offices in statehouse, APC people who were running for seats, and of course His Excellency, Dr. Ernest Bai Koroma and the Vice President, Mr. Sam Sam-Sumana. I had the honor of being a part of the presidential convoy (I was with one of the ministers, Hon. Mabinty Daramy), and was such an interesting experience! Oh my goodness, when you talk about party loyalty...Sierra Leoneans have it! People were singing, laying their lappas on the ground so that the president's jeep could drive over it as a sign of respect...wow, too much to explain. Anyway, when these people say that they will die for their party, I can actually say that that might not be too far from the truth! One lady, even came into the His Excellency's office at the APC Party office (yes oh, I was even in the President's office and we had a conversation...lol, but I was too shy to ask him to take a pic with me...lol! Don't worry though, I am sure I will meet him again!) and started screaming that she loved him, that she will do anything for him, and that she will die for him and the party!

Awww, Sweet Salone...you have got to love it!!!