I'm waiting at the airport, with some bad memories in mind, and looking forward to taking off. The check-in here is the same that the life in Darfur. You have to fight.
I'm glad I have vacations every six weeks. When I arrived in Darfur, I first thought this stress management program was prepared to release the stress accumulated due to the security situation in Darfur. But I remarked that you get used to the security situation and almost forget it. You start having reflex, some kind of internal procedures to evaluate the situation and to deal with it. And most of the time, the security is not so bad.
No, the problem with this mission, this country, is that you have to fight for everything. Against the mission (no equipment available, enormous amount of administrative work and procedures), against the local people (to make sure they understand you, to make them being more pro-active), against some colleagues (wankers....), against the weather (do I really have to explain), against everything and every single day.
I'm glad I have vacations every six weeks. When I arrived in Darfur, I first thought this stress management program was prepared to release the stress accumulated due to the security situation in Darfur. But I remarked that you get used to the security situation and almost forget it. You start having reflex, some kind of internal procedures to evaluate the situation and to deal with it. And most of the time, the security is not so bad.
No, the problem with this mission, this country, is that you have to fight for everything. Against the mission (no equipment available, enormous amount of administrative work and procedures), against the local people (to make sure they understand you, to make them being more pro-active), against some colleagues (wankers....), against the weather (do I really have to explain), against everything and every single day.
Therefore, a clean bed, a decent weather, a bath, a beer with some friends, a smile to/from a beautiful stranger, some talks about everything but the situation in Darfur sound then like paradise.
Life in Rain [Bar Lounge Classics - The Chill Out Edition] by Quantic
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