Well, it's either a minor West African miracle or a Potemkin village
conspiracy. So far not one Liberian child has asked me for pens,
money, candy, stamps, my photo, their photo, a plane ticket, a tenfold
price increase on a tourist item, or any address in the US.

I've traveled through 7 West African countries and never been
this...not harassed. Good on you, Liberia! I imagine this attitudinal
shift could make international funding for local fair-trade coffee
projects, rainforest eco-lodge construction, and
wandering-Australian-friendly surf camps a little easier to come by.
Perhaps your neighbors could learn from this beautiful, baffling
development. (Togo, I'm looking at you.)

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