The president of Liberia lifted the State of Emergency, and it was evident as John and I did our grocery shopping yesterday. Despite the mandate to wear masks, we only saw a handful amongst the crowds of people out on the street – it\u2019s definitely business as usual again. The only exception was the grocery stores, where they continue to enforce masks, temperature checks, and hand-washing. Hopefully the relaxation of guidelines won\u2019t lead to an upsurge in COVID-19 cases – we\u2019ll hold our breath and see.<\/p>\n
I had a Zoom call last week with a Hendrix student interested in the Foreign Service, followed by a fun call with my friend Pam in Canada.<\/p>\n
We celebrated Pablo\u2019s birthday this week – John made balloons so I could decorate his cubicle, and Fahan sent cupcakes for us to eat during our conference call (yummy).<\/p>\n
We finished Tara French\u2019s \u201cDublin Murders\u201d last night – we enjoyed it!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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