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Joan and Harry talk about their cook Ya Marie and Joan discusses helping out in the hospital.

In this episode we have a discussion about corporal punishment and Harry writes home about how well we are adjusting to the new food.

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Harry and Joan write about moving into the new home. We learn about some of the folks who help throughout the year and Harry finally learns what he will be teaching.

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In this episode Harry discusses his first week teaching in the Kamakwie secondary school and the kids make more friends.

With the entire family now in Sierra Leone there is a short stay in Freetown and a trip north to our final home for the year in Kamakwie. 

Joan reads a short postcard from Freetown and tells the story of the transfer in Dakar.

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In this second episode Joan is still in the United States preparing the boys for their one year adventure. She writes her parents while staying at her mother-in-laws on Long Island.

In 1980 Harry Thornhill realized his dream to bring his family to live in Africa. Having already spent two years as a Peace Corps volunteer in the 60's, he fell in love with continent and wanted to share his experience.

In this first Episode you gain some background to this adventure, are introduced to the host (Ross) and narrators (Harry & Joan) and listen to the first letters in this year long podcast.

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Forty years ago the Thornhill family experienced a "family fun trip" unlike any other. Subscribe to Culture Experienced and relive our year-long adventure in Kamakwie, Sierra Leone.