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For the first few nights in Abidjan, the Embassy put us up at the Capitol Hotel, where I completed the bulk of my existential crisis. After that, Tim had booked us at another hotel for a few nights to buy me some time at the start of this adventure. The place was excellent – a…

To pick up where I left off…. While I sobbed at the hotel bar, I tried to get to the root of exactly what was bothering me. All of this was expected. The English Language Fellows program (the program that brought me here) is built for developing countries. That means that of the 170 fellows,…

See that smile? That is the smile of someone who doesn’t yet understand how the following 24 hours will send her into a mental meltdown. That is the face of optimism. However, if you were to jump into the future from that moment, you would see that face sobbing into a too-small, scratchy tissue courtesy…