Earlier this week in class, we had a guest speaker come in and talk to us relating to our freshman reader A Long Way Gone. His name was Fred Wright and In November of 1989 he went to Sierra Leone on a mission trip with Operation Classroom. Wright and he's group was there to work and put roofs back on the schools. It was so interesting to see how his time was, and how it was so related the Beah's Book. Wright told us all about his experience and how it changed his life. We were shown pictures of his visit. While looking at the photos you could tell Wright was being brought back to that time in his life. The photos were of people he had met there, and places he visited. He even brought in a few things he bought back from this trip to show us. He said that ti-die was a very popular thing and that before he left He bought some for all his family. He showed us a hat, that was made for him, in exchange fro his leather gloves that he had brought with him there. He brought a cloth that was made for him, to remember his time there in Sierra Leone. Also was a very unique instrument that was all you heard there. I found his speech so interesting to watch, and made me really want to help out and give back to this world. I think Operation Classroom is such a great organization, that helps out underprivileged areas, and I would love to be involved in a organization such as this one.

Operation Classroom also went to Sierra Leone November 2008, and here is an interesting video I watch.