1.0Mathematical 7https://mathematical7.com/m7rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="RMUIMtdn4t"><a href="https://mathematical7.com/m7/my-freetown-diary-day-2/">Nothing is free in Freetown – Day 2</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://mathematical7.com/m7/my-freetown-diary-day-2/embed/#?secret=RMUIMtdn4t" width="600" height="338" title="“Nothing is free in Freetown – Day 2” — Mathematical 7" data-secret="RMUIMtdn4t" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://mathematical7.com/m7/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script> https://mathematical7.com/m7/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Sierra_Leone_Wall.jpg1008756Freetown, oh Freetown, nothing is free in Freetown o!  That's Uncle Jimmy Johnson's message to me when he read last week that I am in Freetown. He is right, nothing is free here. I have learnt that in the four days I have spent here in Sierra Leone. I have had to pay in cash or kind for everything I have been experiencing in this enchantingly, old fashioned city, cruising peacefully at a leisurely pace after the lessons learnt from a devastating war, that now leaves visitors salivating to have more of its present tranquility. Yaw said to me:" Uncle, I am planning to come back here soon to shoot a movie. I love it here".  By the way, Yaw (Steve Onu) is a Nigerian, a big star in Flatmate, a popular tv series on the Magic channel on DSTV. He is also a well known radio presenter on Wazobia FM in Lagos, a comedian, film producer and fantastic compere.  We have been together in Freetown, having met at the Lagos airport, outward bound. It made sense to get better acquainted as we journeyed together seeing that we were going to the same event in Freetown.