Month: October 2006

  • I don’t know what I’m going to get, but it’ll be fine

    I just had the most profound sense of peace wash over me… not of the spiritual variety, but of the logistical. I was out checking up on the carpenters to make sure they understood my instructions right and were building the right stuff today. I held the plank for the guy as he was sawing…

  • Birthday wishes from the WFP

    Just a quick note to tell you all that I had a great birthday here in Nimba. The day went much better than could be expected, starting with the surprise arrival of the chief mechanic who fixed three cars today. It was not really a surprise, but it sort of felt like it, because he…

  • Back at work

    This week was a regular work week for me, but a couple days were shaved off it while I was in transit back to Nimba. It has been nice to get back to the normal schedule of Nimba life. None of the normal annoyances really bugged me because I was happy to be back “home”.…

  • Hello from Nimba again

    I am back in Nimba now, back with my adopted family here. The work is hard (even just one day has already presented a terrifying array of problems), but I am really happy to be back with the team and in my “own” bed. I brought back a new expat from Monrovia with me. Pierre…

  • Back to Accra

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    I am back at Accra, at the same place I stayed in the first night. Not very adventurous, but it has Internet and hot water, and is in a nice neighborhood. Here is a quick list of things I did while I was here: bought some craft items, saw the fort at Cape Coast, walked…

  • Hello from Ghana

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    So I’ve made it to (and past) the halfway point. I am on my vacation in Ghana and I thought I would give you all an update of what it islike to go from a post-conflict context to one of the richest countries in West Africa in 24 hours. In a few words, culture shock!…

  • I’m still alive

    Just a quick note to tell you all that I am still alive. Things have not been super busy, but I haven’t felt too much like writing. This week a logistics helper came from Monrovia and completed a renovation of the building that used to be our food store into a new office building. After…