Krio Borbor: Why I moved from Utah, USA to Sierra Leone, West Africa

Globe Afrique Research and Analysis January 28, 2019

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Several Westerners relocating to Sierra Leone to settle and enjoy life. Among those relocating into the West African state are Americans.

Krio Borbor is originally from Utah, in the US, but fell in love with Sierra Leone when he visited in 2010.

Nick Woods

Krio Borbor, whose name is Nick Wood, now lives in the country.

He has a large following on Instagram, where he records his adventures in Sierra Leone and his passion for the language and culture.

He explains his love of the country and why he is teaching his children Krio in this BBC Africa One Minute Story.

Editor’s Note: video is courtesy of the BBC.

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