yup, 12hrs.. left London 08.55 got to Lungi at 20.55. Mind you i knew it was going to take 12hrs but still it was kinda long. We made two stops in Brussels and Abidjan before setting off to Freetown. The flight itself was fine, first time on SN Brussels so was curious to check out their service etc. No complaints, we left on time and got here on time. Infact i think this was my smoothest trip to Sierra Leone. I purchased helicopter tickets before the luggages started to come through and my case was the second to appear. I was in Freetown an hour after we landed. Was slightly pissed off that the helicopter dudes originally tried to give me a red 'board'ing pass (second shuttle) whilst confidently telling me it was for the first shuttle. Can't figure out why.
Freetown is much the same, but tomorrow is a cleaning day which is reminicent of NPRC days. This is in preparation of the conference next week. Reactions have been mixed. Its also not as hot as peeps had been saying... or maybe i'm just happy to be away from the seemingly never ending winter London is having.
The Investment Conference it seems will now be held in 2 venues, Bintumani and Kimbima - now this is confusing as people i have spoken to don't seem to know why or exactly what the situation is. I can only hope it all goes well when the time comes.. Sierra Leone cannot afford to miss on this opportunity to impress. I hope no one presses the self destruct button.
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Nice to hear you're back home at such a crucial point. These investors we've been talking about is there anyway to know who's actually going and what they're about?? I wonder
Across all nations and indutries. De Beers is one of the major sponsors. Today i've heard talks from Investment Companies, Satellite (VSat) providers, Peace Diamond Alliance, NGO's and other intitiatives and so on. Today has been diaspora day. MOre on that later.
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