A serene, well-planned series of natural beauty in the landscape, alternating with a complex network of similar structures, held my gaze, since the Delta flight, in which I was in the air, touched this fateful Sunday morning on June 26, 2006 for sure. This was the first significant visual impression that I personally experienced with America.
I lecture on English at Fourah Bay College from Sierra Leone in a small West African colony neighboring Liberia, both countries have been embroiled in a brutal civil war for more than a decade, but are now trying to restore peaceful democratic and economic reconstruction and development. In fact, we in Sierra Leone have just completed two rounds of general elections in which the government was peaceful, with the exception of isolated skirmishes in some parts of the country. I mentioned Liberia because most Americans bought it to more easily recognize it, because its fate is so closely connected with America from the very beginning. In addition, Liberians have the same speech patterns and share the dollar as their national treaties with the Americans. But Liberia has much in common with Sierra Leone, as we share some ethnic groups, flora and fauna, and are also associated with two regional bodies, the Economic Commission of West African States (ECOWAS) and the Mano River Union (MRU)
America’s thoughts have always lingered in my mind. But I never thought it would be my destiny, so soon to visit the US through Louisville, covering four other strategic cities as a guest of the State Department, among 17 other people from different parts of the world, India, Nepal, Palestine, Tunisia, Jordan, . Turkey, Congo, Kinshasa, Togo, Cameroon, Brazil, China, Mauritius, Philippines, Vietnam and Serbia.
My early connections with America went through fiction, as well as biographies of great Americans. Films that are often shown by the then US Information Services (USIS) in Freetown. Voice of America (VOA) broadcasts, such as Liberian-based music request programs Yvonne Barclay, programmatic links for Sierra Leone in America to talk with friends and relationships back home, organized by Sierra Leone Ted Roberts facilitated my familiarity with America. Opinions about life in America were also derived from more regular features and news programs. USlibrary has formed a great resource that has greatly expanded my knowledge, acquaintance and desire to get to America. But my aspiration was by no means a destructive affair, as for many young Africans who will do anything to get to America, many of them are deceiving their whole life of learning and becoming so frustrated that suicide seems to them the most likely option . My place was enough for disappointment. I rented out thirty years ago when I graduated from Fourah Bay College to come to the United States to continue my master’s program in mass communication, which was then my preferred career option. Seeing that time was quickly going against me, I had to choose a postgraduate diploma in education at the same Fourah Bay College. Then I went straight to the master's course in African literature, which addressed the issue of expanding my interests and knowledge in this field. When I later published Freetown folklore it became like a precursor that prepared my way. It has been acquired in many university libraries in the United States, as well as in the Library of Congress.
References with the US Embassy, which I could say, have returned for more than thirty years, during which I was a member of his library. There I saw countless TV shows and saw live events that they unfold, such as the last American elections. We have always been open to accommodate reporters. conferences, poetry readings and other cultural events. I remember that fifteen years ago I was part of a discussion group on the two-volume assembly of American short stories with films performed for almost four months under the guidance of an American moderator. I think it was the longest study of American culture that I have ever done. What in the background must have been my preparation for ever teaching American literature to students in the final year F, BC, which I found great joy in this matter, and I am equally pleased that, in turn, students in this area develop a great interest. I continued developing guidelines for completing my lectures, which: The development of American literature and Langston Hughes :: Life and Work in Celebrating Black Dignity ,
In parallel with this, there were three lectures that I gave at the embassy to mark two important events in America: Black month history and American independence Holidays. I remember six years ago I took upon myself this last class, expecting the pleasure of learning a variety of fascinating American novels, plays and poetry. Little did I know that such undertakings would flourish soon - a visa without much noise, a quick ascent to an international visitor who shares his thoughts and ideas with other foreign visitors and graduated professors within 30 days of about 20 or more modern American writers visiting cultural sites. in Louisville as well as in four other selected cities, San Francisco, Berkeley, Cincinnati, Washington, DC, and quickly look at the Indianapolis patch under the pretext of dining in a restaurant before ristupit to this musical and symbolic cruise Ohio so reminiscent own research Huck Finn in the Mississippi with his black boyfriend Jim in fiction by Mark Twain.
Imagine how happy I was and expected when my invitation was confirmed, and the frantic efforts to prepare for the trip began. I had to travel overnight on the way to the neighboring Republic of Guinea, which, because it had saved itself from unrest, had operated consular services in Sierra Leone for the last eight years. Five days later, through the intuition of a young friend of Fula, who accompanied me, we went just in time to avoid an impending national strike armed with a passport issued in the United States.
Two weeks later I was first in London on my first trip to the States. When our plane Astraeus descended on the runway, I opened a new world. I used the transit of the day in Gatwick to travel fully by train and bus to Campden, accompanied by another friend, Rosemary, seeing a lot of attractions that I knew only through books.
The next day, a long flight at the Delta landed, awaiting Cincinnati Airport. Our documents were reviewed with a large mailing list, as it was available and free of charge. If it were not for the careful orientation that I received at the embassy, I would have been shocked by the strict check that I had to subordinate, removing almost everything except the clothes. But the face of America has already unfolded. The old men, who in my country long ago resigned, were willing to participate in ensuring the security and safety of their country during this period of terror. Young and old officials perform their duties with care and firmness, recognizing their duty to be polite and capable of visitors,
So when I arrived at Louisville Airport, I matured, traveling along the escalators with ease, until I saw this bearded bulky man with the expected banner of the University of Louisville in his right hand and a briefcase with another. I was surprised at how quickly we recognized each other, and we smiled with smiles as we closed and expanded each other. I knew that he was Dr. Tom Byers, director SUMMER INSTITUTE FOR STUDY OF AMERICA I was immediately touched by his simplicity and humility. We received and received another delegation, which I immediately found out, traveled with me, unaware that we were both connected by the same event. Dr. Byers introduced us to each other. He was Ayao from Togo. Dr. Byers helped us with him in the car. We drove past buildings in uniform symmetry and in accordance with well-groomed and well-kept gardens that looked like meadows that we would expect to see in the Garden of Eden. Dr. Byers showed us important buildings as we drove by, until he brought us to the newest hostel, Kurz Hall, which will be our residence for the next six weeks. He smelled new. The surrounding well-groomed gardens were constantly watered through nozzles by growing young smart boys in red t-shirts and black shorts, carefully circling the hedges and green carpet.
I almost immediately got stuck in harmony, with which nature mixed with architecture throughout the campus. Brown brick constructions with terraced roofs seem to be harmoniously blended with green carpet parks, surrounding all adjacent resinous parking lots, with squirrels frolicking in a reckless abandonment in this nest of soothing beauty to heal or distract the mind.
The state-supported University of Louisville was a university university for many decades before it joined the university system in 1970. As a state university, the Kentucky General Assembly is mandated to become an “eminent metropolitan research university”, from 118 out of 120 Kentucky counties, all 50 US states and 116 countries around the world.
In accordance with his noble task and the mandate given to her. The University of Louisville is moving fast in various areas. The University of Louisville Medical Sciences Center is currently ranked among the most innovative medical research centers in the United States, having developed the first of its kind 100% effective vaccine against cervical cancer in 2006, the first fully autonomous artificial heart transplantation, the first successful hand transplantation, and a Pap smear test. U L is also credited with the first civilian ambulance, the country's first emergency service, now known as the emergency room (ER) and one of the first blood banks in the United States.
Since 1999, U L has achieved the greatest success in any of the universities in the National Institute of Health’s research ranking, while its funding for NIH has increased by 277 percent, and its rating has increased by 30 places. Compared with 2006, US general universities, the melanoma clinic ranks third, the neurology is the fourth research program and the spinal cord research program of the 10th level in financing NIG.
U of L is also known for its successful athletics program. Since 2000, the Cardinals have been the only NCAA team to win the BCS Bowl game, appear in Final Four men's basketball, World Baseball World Series and win the national athletics championship.
The university has three campuses:
-. The 287-acre Belknap campus is three miles from downtown Louisville, in which seven of the 11 colleges and university schools.
- Center for Medical Sciences, located in the medical complex in the center of Louisville and has medical programs of the University and the University of Louisville hospital.
- The 243 acre Shelby Campus, located in the eastern part of Jefferson County, is home to the National Institute for Crime Prevention and the Center for Information Technology.
Humility, simplicity, friendliness, and sense of humor seem to be abundant everywhere, on campus, and in the whole city of Louisville and its surroundings. when I was suddenly lost in an increasingly winding network of roads and highways that were marked by a variety of similar objects.
Transportation seems to be a very efficient and reliable network of arrangements that can always save you from any untidy situation. Just wait for the bus, tell yourself and your destination, a whole set of brochures details the various routes to help you find your way. Great care is shown for the elderly and people with disabilities in many special means for them.
But the government needs to care much more about the health of its citizens. The health of its citizens is too delicate and important in order to trust private business. This is the greatest benefit and the provision of life and motivation to enhance the work of the government, especially from the biggest land on earth can give its people who work so hard to keep it cool. The cost of medical care and food also requires serious attention. Access to higher education should be democratized in order to open access to minorities, as well as to lower income groups. Workforce should always always be rewarded so that they can live a decent and honest life, without waiting for the emergence of various councils that could become a minority to encourage corruption.
But I just welcome all efforts to document, demonstrate and celebrate or mourn every significant achievement, discovered talent or tragedy in the history of the country. They are preserved in a variety of museums, permanent as well as current exhibitions of one or the other, mosques of statues, monuments and buildings to surprise, entertain and cultivate visitors. There is also a terrific perpetuation of two favorite games in the entire industry. Horse racing, horses and carriages are supported by both sport and tourism, to add to the weekly display of vintage cars in amazing quantities.
I also have to thank a great display of charity that has endowed many museums, such as the Smithsonian, Churchill Downs. and countless funds that stimulate and reward hard work, creativity, and a range of talents. This is indeed a very worthy principle of working in such a way as to leave the world much better than you met it. It is no wonder that this land so quickly so quickly became so quickly to the envy of those who cannot do it. Go on, but always remember to spread this spirit of humility, seasoned with generosity, remembering that the rest of the world, which is mostly the least well-off, needs love, understanding and support from you.
