Together Liberia Project. Steve Kollie, 36, looks to the ocean’s horizon on Sophies Beach, Congo Town, Liberia. Photo by Bruce Strong
It’s all about connections in the new Liberia, just as it is everywhere else on the planet.
That said, I still was a bit taken aback with the information I gleaned the other day while strolling on the Atlantic Ocean beach just a quarter-mile from the guest house where we are staying.
On the sands, I ran into a young man and his dog. We shared a laugh when we introduced ourselves and heard an echo.
Steve, meet Steve.
My new friend Steve Kollie was a bit shy but warmed quickly. We exchanged basic bio information, and I learned that he has a pretty good job, fixing the government-provided cars of the national legislators at their capitol building in downtown Monrovia. He showed me a couple pictures of the cars, including one of his favorites, a Dodge Durango.
“I’d like to meet some senators,” I said. “Perhaps I can come to work with you someday and you can show me around.”
“Sure,” he said. “Would you like some of their phone numbers?”
He tabbed to his address book and gave me two. The names check out, and I am sure the numbers will, too.
