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First night in Kabul

I’ve arrived without a hitch, after that long wait in the Dubai airport. I feel much better, having slept on the flight to Kabul. The guest house and compound where I’m staying is extremely...

Princess Pristina

I spent all day in the hotel yesterday, Sunday, working like a madwoman.  Today is Memorial Day and I’ll also work all day. Poor me! It’s not the most exciting work, either – the...

“Your colleagues are waiting for you.”

“Your colleagues are waiting for you.” That was the first thing I heard this morning – a nice, Slavic voice telling me to wake up and get downstairs to the meeting.  The new job...

Monrovia, Liberia

I’ve been so bad about keeping in touch that I thought I’d start a blog.  Seven years now I’ve been running around the world with this very strange job, and I’ve been so busy...