Juba 9/26/10 I woke up again from 3:45 until 5 am and then slept until 1030. It is very hot today and I will be traveling to the village of Aweil tomorrow. Went over to the MSF office with Hege and put my valuables in their safe. There is no need to bring much money nor Read more about Juba[…]
Juba, Sudan 9/25/10 Arrived in Juba yesterday afternoon and it was probably the most sketchy arrival into another country that I have ever experienced. I felt so unbelievably uncomfortable. I was the minority and even among the other Caucasians I was the only American. The customs office and bag claim was all one big room. Read more about Juba, Sudan[…]
Last week in New York I spent 3 long days together with 30 new friends in briefings. It was information overload. I was the only one headed out immediately on an assignment. On Friday afternoon, they were all headed to their homes while I would be off to Paris and then Sudan. At the end Read more about Air Uganda, Here I come[…]
Kampala 9/23/10 I was all packed and ready to go to Sri Lanka when they asked me to go to Sudan instead. That’s when my day of nausea began. I was enjoying my briefings in New York until that moment. When you work with Médecins Sans Frontières, you learn to be flexible right away. The Read more about Sudan Mission with Doctors Without Borders (Médecins Sans Frontières -MSF)[…]