My friend Tristan Reed is putting his economics training to good use and assisting in developmental work in Sierra Leon for the next year. He's also blogging about it, and those interested in the intersection of African poverty and economics and travel should take a look. Also worth noting is his list of Freetown street gangs, which include Hero Unit, Toothpick Crackers, West Side Crips (Like home in LA; Even the spray paint is blue!), Decent Guyz, and the Princely Gents. "The latter two," he says, "are implicated in acts of drive-by chivalry."
