Posted in Afghanistan, Cambodia, Costa Rica, India, Japan, Kenya, Rwanda, Thailand, Uganda, United Arab Emirates on April 1st, 2010 3 Comments »
On June 2, I will return to the United States after four years abroad – 10 more weeks (I’m counting down the days to Mexican food…). Going with this theme, I will do a countdown from 10 – starting with this week at 10, and ending with 1 the first week of June when I [...]
Posted in Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda on December 17th, 2009 3 Comments »
We had a noon meeting the next day in Kigali, but we were in Fort Portal, Uganda. The woman who sold us the 6:00 a.m. bus tickets said it was only a six-hour ride to the Uganda/Rwanda border. No problem.
Except we found out that a good portion of the trip was on a dirt road [...]
Posted in Yet To Be Determined on June 22nd, 2009 7 Comments »
I stood outside of the stone-walled compound in rural northern Afghanistan passing time with a couple of UN drivers.
A young boy on a donkey ambled up and joined us, curious about the foreigner. Smiling, he began asking me questions, which were then translated by one of the drivers. Where are you from? What is your [...]
Posted in India on April 29th, 2009 4 Comments »
I stood near the open door of the Mumbai metro train as it approached the next station, trying to ignore my perspiration-soaked shirt pasted to my back. It wasn’t yet mid-morning, but one of the world’s most populous cities was already a bustling mass of commuters.
A middle-aged passenger in front of me with thin-rimmed spectacles [...]