Real World Liberia, Part II

In a previous blog, I introduced the 14 members of Team Liberia II: graduate students, mostly from Harvard, living in the same apartment and working in Liberian Ministries this summer. I want to introduce five more members of the team who arrived later this summer.

Neel (USA)
Harvard College
Bachelors of Arts
Ministry of Health
Our resident pre-med undergrad, Neel has bravely and maturely endured many gender-imbalanced rants at meals.

Monica (USA)
Ministry of Education
North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University
Doctorate of Leadership (Leadership Studies Program)
Our most educated teammate, Monica fell unconscious with malaria, typhoid, and a bacterial infection the day before she was supposed to leave Liberia. A trooper, she spent several nights in a nearby hospital and made a tremendous recovery! We all miss her very much.

Emerson (USA)
Princeton (Woodrow Wilson School)
Master of Public Administration / Juris Doctorate
Ministry of Justice
Plays early-morning soccer with Liberians.

Christina (USA)
Princeton (Woodrow Wilson School)
Master of Public Administration
Ministry of Finance
A fantastic cook—many interns dropped our apartment meal plan to join hers.

Jenny (USA)
Princeton (Woodrow Wilson School)
Master of Public Administration
Ministry of Gender and Development
Jenny speaks Mandarin fluently, is my partner in crime at the Ministry of Gender and Development, and is engaged to marry her high school sweetheart.