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8. I was going to join the Peace Corps in 80, in Liberia. Friends who went got evacuated due to

Tue Oct 14, 2014, 12:26 AM

Oct 2014

the civil war starting. It is a fascinating mixture of a place, modern to very tribal, city to jungle/forest, Africo-American to varied tribal.

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Pregnant women in Liberia becoming victims of the ebola outbreak [View all] uppityperson Oct 2014 OP

Yes, the whole family thought it was acute malaria Warpy Oct 2014 #3

Liberia is a bad, bad place to live... SidDithers Oct 2014 #2

Their civil war was exceptionally vicious Warpy Oct 2014 #5

Thanks for kicking it. I read a similar article the other day... Violet_Crumble Oct 2014 #11

That's the article. Thanks for posting it... Violet_Crumble Oct 2014 #13

I can't even imagine what any kind of health care that's not Ebola TorchTheWitch Oct 2014 #9

Thanks for this thoughtful post suffragette Oct 2014 #10