July 2011
22 posts
WatchI have a feeling that many of you (at least the entire 2011-2012 GHC team) will want me to highlight hilarious Dedo moments with you.
The other day, the team from the states doing work projects at the clinic took a trip to the lake. Dedo asked if I wanted to go — and I replied, “only if you do.” Considering he’d been dozing on and off all day as we learned the database, he...
Nothing to make you rethink a career in development like bearing witness to the expat social scene on a Friday night in Buj. (Think Europop — lots of it.)
<Huge crash, house shakes, brightest flash of lightening I’ve ever seen. I Scream.>
“Oh, don’t worry. The house has only been hit by lightening once, and we put the fire out quickly.”
Fan-effing-tastic. (Burundian rain storms don’t mess around.)
I don’t have much to say about how I find Burundi yet … (that’s what people ask here, “how do you find Burundi?” I mean, it’s only been a few days.
But, one remark keeps running through my mind: “Burundi is no joke.”
It’s what a Mercy Corps colleague said when I told him I was leaving for this position. I wasn’t sure exactly what it...
Well folks, pat me on the back: I’ve set a new world record for the amount of time taken to get your new Burundian phone stolen — one whole day!!
My first pick pocketing experience — six months in Botswana, three months in South America, one month in India — but all it took was one day in lil’ old Burundi.
Lesson learned: I’m officially on guard,...
C'est la vie
So I’m pretty sure that if there is any sort of higher power out there, it’s trying to tell me to stop depending so much on stuff.
In the past two days I’ve managed to lose my sunglasses, my watch … and now an entire carry-on bag.
How does that happen?? Well, a combination of Ethiopian Airlines 15 lb carry on limit, about one hour of sleep, a failed strategic attempt...
Apparently Hasard in French does not mean the same thing it does in English. It roughly translates to “random.” As a result, the French-speaking fellows from Rwanda and Burundi love to refer to me by my last name and chuckle a bit while doing so.
Consequently, my blog title means something along the lines of “random times.” Which I’m ok with.
