Should the path of some of the trip be altered? I know that most everyone reading this regularly will think of it as a good idea. My original plan has been to pretty much step off the plane, spend maybe a week in Freetown, and then head off on my trek about the countryside. Given a wealth of advice that I have been receiving from many people, Kaps' genuine insistence on taking care of me, and the project that he and I have been discussing, I have been more readily contemplating the possibly spending as much as the first month settling in, working on the local language, and getting to the point where I would be better prepared to go on my trek.
