Thursday, September 12, 2013

Liberians Love Minnesota

Edina, Liberia
 
Car with Minnesota Plates




Liberian’s love Minnesota. With 22,000 Liberian’s in the state, almost everyone has a relative living there. Minnesota license plates and t-shirts are prized possessions. Many professionals have gone to school there. But, a Liberian town called, Edina?
Edina, Minnesota is a Minneapolis suburb where Mary and I raised our children. The town is known to produce middle and upper-middle income level professionals along with state champions in hockey and women’s tennis. It is also known to crossword puzzle junkies because of its five letters, three vowels, and two common consonants. What is not known is that there is an Edina in Liberia. Just how it came to be how and how it is pronounced is on my to-do list. Maybe even a visit.

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