I was having dinner with some friends the other night, and i think i was ranting about my christmas airline ticket (see, i told you i like to hyper focus on the trivial details) and one friend turn
I struggle a lot sometimes with these blogs... trying to figure out the best way to talk about what is going on, give an accurate picture, represent somehow the reality of where we work.
Goodbyes are never easy - i think it's even harder for our staff when we are new in a country. in sudan and bangladesh, the expats had been coming and going for eons... people were ready for it.
The other morning i awoke a bit startled - the earth was moving. i must be in papua new guinea. appropriately, the motto here is 'land of the unexpected'...