article_snippet: " -- these were the words spoken over and over to me by a colleagues as we sat down after another long day for a rare drink in Monrovia, Liberia's bustling capital.
article_snippet: Most of the manager guests are still members of the large contingent of development workers from all over the world, or members of the armed forces and police services that form part of the U.N. military mission in Liberia, UNMIL.
article_snippet: Monrovia is an interesting place -- it feels very West African.
article_snippet: It has a lovely but underutilized beach front; the perfect setting for a cold bottle of "Club" lager in the evening.
article_snippet: With a beautiful beach front right at the heart of the city, there is no reason for Monrovia not to be the favorite destination of West Africa's emerging middle class.
article_snippet: Despite the long hours of work, the tedious meetings, the long nights writing reports and re-strategizing, my best memories of Monrovia will be good ones; of a beautiful county and a resilient people.