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MY MOM VISITED ME IN AFRICA! My life in LIBERIA as an American continued. (African clothes)
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- One of my favorite experiences was when my mom visited me in Africa. She came to Liberia for a month to stay with me and I got to show her all the food, clothes, and great people in my village. getting to share my life in Liberia as an American is something very special to me and I hope you enjoy it!
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My mom joined the channel!! I had a blast with her in Liberia and glad I was able to get her to share some of her thoughts on her experience. Help me welcome her to the Adventure! ❤️🌍
I like the way you have been able to keep up with the ups and downs only daily basis, the cultural differences and lifestyles of our people and entirely different environment, transportation etc etc , as humans sometimes we learn more when we leaves our comfort zone and take on other challenges elsewhere the reward is priceless, wishing you happy stay, God bless you and your family and your courageous Mom
I completely agree I think the best way to learn about this world is to take time to spend with all types of people in every place we can.Thank you for your words. I hope you and your family are safe
Joey Briggs All hail, Liberia, hail!
All hail, Liberia, hail!
This glorious land of liberty
Shall long be ours.
Though new her name,
Great be her fame,
And mighty be her powers,
Though new her name,
Great be her fame,
And mighty be her powers,
And mighty be her powers,
And mighty be her powers,
In joy and gladness
With our hearts united,
We'll shout the freedom
Of a race benighted,
Long live Liberia, happy land!
A home of glorious liberty,
By God's command!
A home of glorious liberty,
By God's command!
All hail, Liberia, hail!
All hail, Liberia, hail!
In union strong success is sure
We cannot fail!
With God above
Our rights to prove
We will o'er all prevail,
We will o'er all prevail,
We will o'er all prevail,
With heart and hand
Our country's cause defending
We'll meet the foe
With valor unpretending.
Long live Liberia, happy land!
A home of glorious liberty,
By God's command!
A home of glorious liberty,
By God's command! 🇱🇷💕💕💕💕💕
Cartier231 ❤️🇱🇷❤️🇱🇷❤️🇱🇷
Sorry to be off topic but does any of you know of a tool to get back into an instagram account..?
I was stupid lost the password. I would love any tricks you can offer me.
Hello I am from Liberia and been living in the US for 30 years. I am realy loving your channel. I can tell that you truly love LIB! God bless you..
Maima Quaye thank you so much! Means a lot coming from someone from LIB ❤️🇱🇷
I am Ethiopian but I love Liberia!!!
I hope to visit Ethiopia one day 🤩
We love you too ❤🇱🇷
@@marteeluefully8549 thank you. I would love to have a Liberian friend show me around.
We loveeee you too 💖🇱🇷🇱🇷
@@phinkprincess.pt2 African brotherhood
I'm a Liberian in the US as an exchange student. Glad you got to experience some of our cultures. 🇱🇷🇱🇷🇱🇷
I loved my time in Your country ❤️🇱🇷 where are you a student at??
I am from Liberia. Thanks for sharing this, and teaching our children. We appreciate you all and mama Briggs
Thank you! I loved my time in your country ❤️🇱🇷
This was very cool especially because I'm from Liberia
Thank you! I loved my time in your country ❤️🇱🇷
I love you Joey, especially for the fact that you stayed in one of the most underdeveloped if not the most underdeveloped part of Liberia... Seeing that you loved it there really make me to love you... Thank you for your service though... I also love your clothing display..😂😂👏🏾
When I was in middle school,I had peace corps teachers till high school I really appreciate people who leave their country to come to Liberia and Africa at large to help, I really used to like my math teacher for the game call bingo,thank you so much for loving my country and my people too.
Thank you Yatta. I loved it so much. I bet your math teacher was great ❤️🇱🇷
@@JoeyBriggshe was yes great and playful, like myself .
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@@JoeyBriggs So wonderful of you. The Peace Coro is soo very humanitarian . The
I sayyyyyy that na small trip you na take my brodda oooooo, thank you for coming to our country 🇱🇷🇱🇷 May God bless your life !
It no small ting-ooo but I love ma time in Liberia
I just stumbled onto your channel and wow i got a big rush of memories. I am 61 yrs old and was raised in Liberia from age 6-17. I've lost a lot of memories over the years including the ability to speak or understand Liberian English. We lived at Firestone and then the bush near Greenville in Sinoe County where my parents ran a 22 bed hospital for a small privately owned rubber company. We left when the civil war broke out. This video was great to show my daughter what it was like for me. Thank you so much for this gift you gave me.
Glad you enjoyed it! I am happy you were able to share some memories with your daughter. I was able to visit Firestone as well and spent some time down in Greenville with some friends. I also hiked the beach path from Rivercess into Sinoe county and stayed out in the bush in villages along the way. Absolutely Loved my time in that part of the country. Your parents sound like amazing people and I bet many people are very thankful for their work.
@@JoeyBriggs My parents started nursing classes up in the bush for those Liberians that were already at that hospital. My dad, a surgeon, said the man giving anesthesia did it perfectly but couldn't read or write. Amazing experiences. We always gave peace corp free medical care and a place to stay when needed. It's nice to know the friendliness of the people is still there and the civil war didn't ruin them
They were most part really good people. I still call Liberia home. My regret is that as a teen ager i didn't think about bringing back items with me and would love to have me some lapas now.. Lol thank you for your work and all you do.
Welcome to the channel! Was great to see you both on screen together 😊
Thank you!! 😊
Thank u Joey for your channel, and for your services in a country that was beyond destroyed by a 14 years civil war. And I’m proud of your mother too for taking a trip to go see u in Liberia. It is my hope and pray that your videos will attract more people that will be a blessing to Liberia in order to reduce the suffering of human being in that part of the world. Your services are a great blessing Liberians. May God continued to protect y’all always. I will love to hear u speaking Bassa in your next video 😂❤️👍 Florida USA.
I too hope these videos can reach more people to see the beautiful country Liberia is and more will come and Liberia will prosper. Thank you
I am sure that you had a great time. Glad you enjoy my country 🇱🇷🇱🇷🇱🇷
I love it! ❤️🇱🇷❤️🇱🇷
I love this video. I am a Liberian living in Liberia.
Thank you! I loved my time in your country ❤️🤩🇱🇷
I am Liberian American, born in America origin from Liberia. Beautiful video! Never been to Liberia before, one day I would love to visit. The town/village you stayed is my tribe Bassa. Do you currently live in VA? If so, I also live in VA, but northern VA. Thanks for the beautiful light shed on Liberia. 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
Davy gad you liked it! I currently live down in Florida. I do hope you get to visit one day it is such a great country
@@JoeyBriggs I was planning to visit this yr, but sadly COVID-19 has prevented such beautiful trip.
Yes it is a hard time for everybody. But one day I believe you will be able to visit.
Thanks for serving in Liberia through the peace Corps program and big thanks to mama Briggs for visiting her humble son in Liberia 🇱🇷.
Thank you for your kind words ❤️🇱🇷 We both loved your country 😁
I live in Minnesota USA now and i am glad to hear that you love my country Liberia. My parents are from Rivercess county, so I am a Bassa guy. I grew up in Rivercess as a little boy. I am trying my best to establish a foundation that will help me to development county. Thanks 😊
James Jarvan my Rivercess brother! Where in the county is your family from? I myself lived in Cestos City but had friends in ITI, Negba, Po River, and Yarpas Town. I hope you and your family are doing well
@@JoeyBriggs what is your phone number so I can call you directly?
@JamesOthello that is nice to hear you are still supporting your family 😁
@JamesJarvan I'm always happy to chat in the comments 😁 but I don't give out my phone number or facebook. Sorry bout that
@@JoeyBriggs okay that's understandable and I just want to thank you for the good job you and others are doing for my people.
I love how You wore our traditional clothes . You look good and cool😎 in it too 😍
Thank you for sharing your experience, I am from Liberia 🇱🇷 but lives in Australia 🇦🇺. It's good to see someone sharing their experiences.
Thanks very much my brother for all you did for my people in Mama Liberia! May Jehovah almighty continue to bless you!!
This was so cool. I love the fact that your mother came and joined you on this adventure. You definitely returned the favor to them. They taught you so much growing up (and still are) and you've taught them so many new things that you've learned around the world. Keep up the great work. Stay safe to you and your family.
Ryan Touhey Haha yes I love it so much she was able to come over. She’s now visited me on 3 different continents. And I’ve got to see other family members on another 2. It’s nice to share it with someone from back home, makes it even that much more special. And you have someone that can really relate to what you experienced. Stay safe as well! I always appreciate your comments 🤩
@@JoeyBriggs Thanks man.
Thanks so much Joey Briggs for your trust & love for us as a people & your love for my country. I really pray & by God’s grace, I do really pray to meet you so some day. You guys are amazing people too with Godly hearts. And loving your mom’s kindly heart as well.
She appreciates your comments greatly. Bless you and your family
Hey, I am also a Liberian. living in the U.S. I really enjoyed your video about our beautiful country. I am glad you got to experience our amazing culture.
Thank you so much!
Glad you loved your stay in Liberia. Thanks for your work in Liberia btw.
The roads and transportation in general are terrible experiences for me.I visited Liberia twice, I'm Liberian btw, but grew up outside of the country... look forward to visit again...
Ms. Brown haha yes the roads are something else 😂 and yes I loved my time in your country so much! Glad you were able to visit ❤️🇱🇷
thanks for the video, my family lived in Buchanan for years and I was there from 1984-1989. I missed my friends, teachers, food, beaches...almost everything. Love Liberia ❤️
I’m bassa
Yarvo and fun hello my friend
Bless you sir for volunteering as a peace corp in Liberia! It reminds me of the 80’s when I was growing up in Grand Gedeh county we were thought by wonderful and amazing peace corps just like you and all your friends.
Liberia is a beautiful country! So glad you were able to be a part of her beauty. #bornandbredLiberiN❤️
This was a very pleasant to watch thank for you service to my country God bless you.
Omg! First, i want to say thanks for working in my country and helping the people of Liberia. Sorry for the bad roads.
Larwuo Harris haha the roads were always an adventure I enjoyed. It’s fun if you look at it that way and plan to spend the day on the road
Thanks for helping my people.
Thank you!
Loved this one! Such a fun video! 😂😂
Same! 🤩
Thank you so much. Never been to Liberia but I work with many Liberian people in the US. Best folks in the world!! It can a struggle to understand Liberian English, but we can do it if try. If you're a Liberian in the US PLEASE take advantage of the US LRIF program to get your green card. The clock is ticking.
Thank you Joey for all you are doing teaching in Liberia, West Africa.
Thanks to Mrs. Briggs, your beautiful mother for visiting with you!
As far as the running water, that must be where you lived. Just want to be clear it's not for everyone, the they do have running water.
Yes! You are very correct I have had a few comments about this. I am talking for most villages. I visited 11 different counties across Liberia and this was the case in most places. Of course the bigger cities, places like Monrovia, Kakata, Buchanan, Gbarnga are different.
OMG..you really live in my country way. Awesome..!!!! Yup..so sad no roads...Anywhere.. welcome mama Briggs
Hey Joey, both you and your mom are so sweet and kind! Despite the hard difficult life in Liberia, you still managed to be kinder in your view of the country. Thanks for sharing your experience in Liberia.
I’m cracking up cus I understand exactly what you want through. Hats off to you guys thanks a million may God richly blessed all of you. LOL
12:22 is really cool and touching.
😁😁😁
Thanks mama Briggs for visiting Liberia. Thanks also for sharing your experience with the world about Liberia.
Hello Joey and Momma Briggs. I just want to say thank you for sharing your experience in Liberia. I left Lib about 30 years ago as a young lad. So, am very appreciative of any news or history from Liberia. Thank you immensely for sharing!
I love your channel- I have been in USA for about 30 years and I can’t wait to finally see my family for the 1st time and you really gave me a clear mind frame of what I will be Experiencing so Thank you 🙏
I'm a Liberian and this is my first time on your Channel but am subscribing before watching, Enjoy your time in Liberia You're always welcome ❤
Thank you! I love your country so much. I appreciate you support ❤️🇱🇷🌍
Nice video Joey, did you learn to speak a little Bassa? I am from Lower Buchanan, Grand Bassa County. You are so right Liberians are the nicest people!
Yes I did! only very basic conversational bassa but enough to impress some on the people in my community haha. I had a few friends living in Buchanan teaching at the schools there
Welcome Mama Briggs ♥️
Thanks for sharing and I say hi to mama Briggs.
It was nice to see your videos and also having fun.
Hi Tina! My mom said thank you! Haha
Hey Joey you and your mom are welcome.
Keep up the good work.
You were really living in the village.You do know a lot about the 16 tribes.However; each tribe has it own special dish that is prepare by that tribe. . We Liberian do eat healthy food it depends where you were.
Really? What are some of the special dishes? I have never heard of this before in any of the counties I visited in Liberia
Everything said is absolutely true..better process can be experienced in the city. Interior life can be a little difficult. The greatest aspect of the peace is that you visited liberia's interior as a humanitarian..Thank you..
Yes Monrovia is way different but thats why we send the help to the interior
@@JoeyBriggs do you gave financial support to the building of elementary schools in Liberia?
Enjoyed learning your Peace Corps experience in Africa and meeting your Mom, Mama Briggs! Oh my those roads in this wet season! You had a challenge everyday in your classroom.
Donald C, RPCV China 2010
Thank you for your service!
Sure!..welcome mommy & thanks for your visitation in my beautiful country Liberia. And I hope you can go back there for more experiences. Indeed, we do have much more beautiful & amazing places for tourism such as beautiful water falls, beaches, lakes, rivers, forests, lagoons & some historical places & the lists goes on in others countries.
Yes I made it around to 10 of the counties but still have much more to explore!
Liberian are loving people.
Thanks so much for your contribution & all of your wonderful works you & friends are doing in my country Liberia. I’m really really proud of all you & let God continue to bless you all in Jesus name. I’m a Liberian live in the US & I do sometimes goes there for vacation. Indeed, Liberia is a beautiful country with beautiful & wonderful people.
Roland Volawuo thank you I loved my time in your country so much and miss it everyday. I cannot wait until the day this virus is over and I can return.
Mostly in Africa people makes you feel like part of the family.
They definitely do! loved my time in each of the African countries I was able to visit
Love your presentation with mama Briggs, Joey!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Yes I'm going to watch that first video 😂 . UA-cam recommended this video instead of the first
Nice to see you're mom on channel, ☺
Thanks! I was super happy she agreed to do it haha
I was a Peace Corps Volunteer in Jene Wonde, Cape Mount County from 1978-1980. The Coup d' Etat occurred in April 1980. I loved my time in Liberia and missed everyone when I left suddenly-- a few months shy of my 2 years. Communication to and from Liberia was very impeded for many years and I was not able to keep in touch with my village. Were there any volunteers in Jene Wonde? I just came across your channel and love seeing my home of 2 years--40 years later.
While I was serving there was 3 volunteers in Grand Cape Mount but I am not too sure the specific communities they were in. Thank you for your service!
J.B; as we say in Liberia, I thank you plenty yaa. I was a student of the earliest Peace Corps Volunteers. That's long before your days as a volunteer in Liberia. It pitys me when I see Liberia's deplorable conditions today. Had our[Liberian] leadership not taken Liberia off course with the U.S. A, Liberia did be far better off today. How regrettable! I'm very much looking forward; for a Liberian President and Administration that will be pro U.S.A.
Thank you! Yes I am always hoping for the continual improvement of Liberia and the best for its people ❤️🇱🇷
Agreed
You’re mom is so adorable 🥰
Thanks a million Joey for the video and the love and support of mama LIB 🙌🏽🙌🏽🇱🇷🇱🇷🇱🇷🙏🏽🙏🏽😍😍😍FYI your African clothing looks amazing on, you looking like a true African man 😉😉😉
Haha thank you glad you think they look good! I love them!
Thank for your visit to Liberia, since the civil war a lot change and I hope things get better again.
GREAT GRAVITY....it's just like HAITI!! i want to visit.
You definitely should! I would also love to visit Haiti ❤️
@@JoeyBriggs i really enjoyed your video. thanks.
quest 77051 glad you liked it 😁
I am from Liberia 🇱🇷 Living in the US . Love your channel
Glad you like it! I love your country ❤️🇱🇷
Joey Briggs I love it, hope you do more videos.
I have a bunch! And am doing many many more my friend 😁
Love the video! Mama Briggs is a star!
She's a natural haha
😂😂 real true my brother!!
😁😁❤️🇱🇷
Brooo someone get them an online store!! I'd buy legit a couple dozen of those sweet shirts
joey, love ur printed shirt, cool vids cool dudes cool mum, keep it up bro and stay safe, 😃😃😃
Thank you man! Appreciate it a ton. And yes I love the shirts too haha. Was excited to bring them back out
Is there a certain amount of time guests can stay with you in country? And does Peace Corps have to approve having visitors?
Hi! Great question I think it kinda depends on the country you're in but I think across the board you can't have visitors in your first 6 months (3 months of training and 3 months at site) Because in this time you're not allowed to do any travel or anything because integrating in you community is top priority. The rest of the time visitors are free to come with prior approval of your supervisors.
Hey Joey ill be coming to Monrovia June 27th 2020. I fly out thanksgiving day. Yes ill be staying in Monrovia at palm springs resort. Im so looking forward to this trip. My first one got canceled. But im ready to get on the plane. I know you will think im joking, ive already got one bag packed lol
I hope you have an amazing time in this country. Good luck and safe travels!
I found your channel by watching someone else's Liberian experience you commented on
Glad you found it! Hope you enjoyed 🤩
Hi Joey, I hope you are doing okay. I'm concerned since you left Africa- Liberia, have you gone back for a visit. It has been like over 4 years now
Hey my Liberian Brother, I haven’t been home for about 3 years how is home ?
Georgia Miller-Kamara home is fine-o. I loved my time in you country ❤️🇱🇷
Joey Briggs that’s wonderful, I have been sending money for food and upkeep because of the Coronavirus, I assumed you are back here in the USA because of the pandemic?
Georgia Miller-Kamara yes I did have to return home because of the virus. Now I am just staying safe at home with my family. Hope you are doing well through these times
Joey Briggs I am, other the civil unrest in my city, Minneapolis, I am doing wonderful. Thanks
Overall you are on point, but few correction, water, stove and lappa is what women wear, it's the same cloth you can make what you want.
Is it not called lappa when men where it? I have not heard that before. My community still referred to men wearing the cloth as lappa
I keep telling my people they will be shock to know that they can never fit in if they go outside with our accent of English, it took me years to speak proper English no one could understand when I speak even fellow Africans, congratulations to your mom and your friends we appreciate your help
ford hanson It is definitely interesting that it is very similar but the different accent and phrases makes it almost impossible to understand to an untrained ear. Good for you for putting in the effort my brother. Thank you ❤️🇱🇷
Ikr I’m from Liberia and new in the USA and it’s so hard for people to understand and it’s embarrassing
@@perlinpewu9828 it takes time. Being that u already speak English you should be able to pick up the pronunciations fast so that people can understand you. Until you get more acclimated just don't speak too fast to non Liberians. It's a unique accent and most people will not understand it.
@@gemjewelle2687 Thank you but I also have a problem with speaking fast I have a speech delay I talk really slow
@@perlinpewu9828 okay I see. People will understand you better speaking slow. Just work on the American pronunciations and you shouldn't have a problem communicating.
Yo I miss Liberia 😭😭🇱🇷💔🇱🇷
Raining season in Liberia strat from April 15 to October 15
Dorcas Harris depends on where you are haha. It didn’t stop raining until mid November for us and started back end of February
@@JoeyBriggs I'm living in Liberia now
Dorcas Harris oh which part?
Capital Monrovia sinkor
Dorcas Harris ah ok yes I guess there is more of the dry season there. In Rivercess it didn’t stop raining until way later
Nice video :)
Thank you! Really enjoyed having my mom on the channel haha
Thanks Oldman, sorry that your mom saw you in that situation which is the reality. I'm a product of the Peace Corps and it has always been like that. Please bear with us and ask your government or other NGOS to help. I'm also happy that you guys have seen the impact of what the white boys have done to Africa.
Haha Noooo I am very happy my mom got to come and experience Liberia for herself. We both love the country so much ❤️🇱🇷
Like the video ...am from lib.
Respect 👍🏽🇱🇷
Jd Donzo thank you brother ❤️🇱🇷
@@JoeyBriggs am a musician from liberia ...check out some of my videos.
I have always loved the U.S. Peace Corps program in Liberia, because of the positive values they bring through quality education and culture exchange to the ordinary people. Their ability to adapt in a totally different environment is magnificent and admirable. Thanks.
Thank you!
So tell me how far you were from Jallah Town?
GR8 video 🇱🇷🇱🇷
Thank you! ❤️🇱🇷
I am a proud African Liberian that is disgusted with most European descendants attitude and behavior in the U.S toward liberian and people of African descendants although I was born here I can never claim the United States and I'll be moving back to be with my beautiful liberian people.
After being away so long, did you feel like you had to get used to living in the U.S. again? Anything you really miss from your time in Liberia?
Yes I felt it was harder to get used to living in the US again than it was getting used to living in Liberia
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Nice video
Thanks 🤩
Would’ve loved to hear you speak Liberian English
Gabelyn Nyenp haha I know I felt like I should give examples of a real Liberia speaking instead of my own since it as been many years and I have since lost the accent I used to teach and in my community.
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Maybe one day! 😂
Joey Briggs 🙏🏾🙏🏾 Waiting for it
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Your mom came to visit, where is your dad?
He was working haha couldn't get that time off
liberia forever
Welcome to East Africa, a little more developed in most of it's infrastructures like roads, railways, electricity and technology.
Yes I spent about 2 weeks inn Tanzania and absolutely loved my time there. So much so I put it very high on my list of my favorite travel experiences. Check it out! ua-cam.com/video/P8JzL9KUNZc/v-deo.html
Like ur vybz__from jamaica
Next time video tape ur topic point so it shown as u talk narrates..
Darvin Black what do you mean?
@@JoeyBriggs like a narrator in a movie or story..next time u should tape all ur experiences so u have a video of wht ur talking bout at the moment to better paint the picture
omg im bassa
What’s your Grebo Name 😂😉
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LoL she say I thought Africa was like lion king or something no ma,am it's not like that but anyway thnxx for the time.
Yes haha thats how a lot of people think it is but nope not at all haha
See you towing your mattress, real LIb man 😃😂🤣😄
Haha the best way to carry it
Joey Briggs that’s right! Lol
Who speak mano?🥰♥️
Haha only Bassa for me 😂
When is Liberia changing their flag
Oh! I have no idea
I Love your story Joey and Mama Briggs.
Thank you Fannie!
Thanks for your visit and contributions to Liberia. I think it was the first video you talked about the food. Not all Liberians eat lots of pepper. You lived in the countryside and those people are poor and limited to food and housing isn't as good but comfortable for them. If you visited a middle class or rich family than you will know other food and real desserts you wanted. We do have cakes, doughnuts and other desserts. I know you enjoyed my country but you only hung around people that was less fortunate. This is why the peace corps goes to the rural parts of the world to teach them. Please do another visit one day into the city and hang with the middle class or the rich. Yes all the food you talked about you will eat them in a different way and whole different cuisines you never tasted. Elegant homes and beautiful furnitures. You will ride nice cars and enjoy going to see nice schools and churches.