Author Archives: danielle
Video for the Holidays
Dear Friends and Asmi Supporters, It’s amazing to think that last year Asmi spent the holidays in Liberia, working with our partner organization to establish a teacher training program. The year has flown by, and Asmi has accomplished a lot! Ildi … Continue reading
Letter from the Asmi Board
Dear friends and Asmi supporters, Our team is back from Liberia and we are excited to share the success of our first major international project, a training program for drama teachers in Paynesville, Monrovia. More than 50 out-of-school Liberian youth … Continue reading
Reflections on our Teacher Training
March 14, 2011 Asmi traveled to Liberia intending to facilitate youth drama workshops and conduct teacher training. Like most collaborative efforts, we were uncertain what shape our curriculum would ultimately take. Instead of entering our partnership with LYDIA with a … Continue reading
Drama Workshops – Week Three
January 6, 2011 Has the week gone by already? I guess there’s not too much time for reflection when you are either “ON” or dead asleep. The beginning of this week was a difficult one – for me and for … Continue reading
Ex-pats in Liberia
January 4, 2011 Monrovia has little-to-no tourist industry. A growing number of surfers have started to travel to Liberia for its off-the-beaten-path charm and some amazing beaches, but for the most part you can place Westerners in one of two … Continue reading
Drama Workshop – Week Two
December 31, 2010 For the past five years, I have been working with an organization in New York City called Opening Act. Opening Act brings free, high quality theatre programs to some of the most underserved New York City high … Continue reading
A Village Called Sinyeah
December 28, 2010 I have heard very few survival stories since coming to Liberia. Most of the time, when people mention the war they share what happened to them before or after, but leave out their experiences during the crisis. … Continue reading
Drama Workshop – Week One
December 26, 2010 Hope you all had a wonderful Christmas! We took a brief pause from blogging because our friend and filmmaker Jared Seltzer arrived mid-week last week, and we hit the ground running. Between our first two workshops at … Continue reading