Posted by in Never the Same Again, Pink Flamingos To be honest, I went back to Africa in 2023 for one main reason. I wanted to trek to see the gorillas in the wild in Rwanda before my body failed me. However, the trip was so much more than the gorillas, as you will read in the following paragraphs. I traveled with a great…Read more »
Posted by in Never the Same Again, Pink Flamingos Thanks to Dale Gilles (a returned Liberian Peace Corps volunteer and staff member) who keeps his pulse on Liberia, forwarded this article written about Liberia’s former President. I want to share it with my followers. Published May 2023 (verbiage taken from the Forbes article), read the entire article here. However, I have highlighted President Sirleaf’s…Read more »
Posted by in Never the Same Again To my followers: I have not written many blogs in the past months due to my intermittent international travel since December 2022. There is so much to write about after visiting the Middle East and Africa in that time period. But, today I want to focus on the passing of a man who I wish…Read more »
Posted by in Never the Same Again, Pink Flamingos (Click on any of the highlighted links for these blogs) This message goes to all those in the “service industry.” I’m speaking of people like teachers, nurses, NGO workers, Peace Corps volunteers, and others: people who want to make a difference. I have often wondered if I made a difference or influenced others because of…Read more »
Posted by in Never the Same Again John Kucij served as a Peace Corps volunteer from 1971-1973 in Voinjama, Liberia. John returned to Liberia in 1997 with a Friends of Liberia (FOL) delegation to be an “Observer” of the Liberian presidential election that was to end to civil war. His heart wrenching story of what he found when he returned to Liberia…Read more »
Posted by in Never the Same Again Rebekah Schulz reads an excerpt of her story about the deep bond she formed with a Liberian woman who taught her a valuable lesson during her sewing classes. The fragility of life in Liberia culminated with an ending that Rebekah will never forget. Read the full story and 62 others from 50 authors in our…Read more »
Posted by in Never the Same Again Nimu Sidhu shares an excerpt of her touching story of how she joined the women in her village in Liberia to protest a dangerous bridge.Their success shows the power of uniting for one common cause. Nimu served two years as a Peace Corps volunteer in Vaye Town, Liberia from 2013-14. Read her full story and…Read more »
Posted by in Never the Same Again Maxwell Sines writes a beautiful story contrasting eating, sleeping and living in the Silicon Valley, his home in California, versus Tappita, Liberia where he served as a Peace Corps volunteer from 2010-2012. Read his full story and 62 others from 50 authors in our anthology, Never the Same Again: Life, Service, and Friendship in Liberia.…Read more »
Posted by in Never the Same Again Sixty-three short stories and poems were published in the anthology, Never the Same Again: Life Service and Friendship in Liberia. Five of the authors have videoed their experiences and writings and I am honored to share the first one with you. Sit back and allow John to transport you from his hometown in Pennsylvania to…Read more »
Posted by in Never the Same Again Here is our taped West Coast Book launch of our Anthology, Never the Same Again, hosted by Village Books in Bellingham, WA with the introduction by the chief editor, Susan Greisen. We had readings from 6 of our authors: Dorothy Hares, John Miller, Joan Hamilton, Susan Greisen, Barbara Burke, and Maxwell Sines. Nearly 100 people…Read more »
Susan E. Greisen 