Thursday, October 05, 2006

Monrovia in B&W


Monrovia in B&W
Originally uploaded by kippster.
It seemed like a good day to switch to black and white. The cloud cover made for some soft light but stil plenty of contrast (in more ways than one).

I made a bonehead move today and ended up at the wrong building for a meeting this morning. Doh! Had to apologize profusely and reschedule for Monday. I'm a dork...

I did get a chance to see more of downtown Monrovia. We stopped by the National Engergy Stakeholders' Forum which is being sponsored by USAID and all of the logistics are being done by our host here, Genesis. Some 350 participants from all over are coming with the event being kicked off and closed by the President.

Speaking of electricity, I spoke with one gentleman who spends some $30 a day on fuel for his generators. Not too many people can afford that around here, so there are a lot of places without. The generator in our compound provides good power, but the noise is deafening, especially since the windows are open due to no a/c. But, not complaining, have electricity and Internet connectivity which is pretty darn good.

Kipp

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