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Burundi… really?

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A friend I haven’t seen much says “You are leaving DC huh?” “Yep, I’m headed for Burundi,” I say “Bur-un-di huh? Where is that?” they say. “Don’t feel bad, I didn’t know about it more then a years ago myself. It’s a heart shaped country in the African Great Lakes region of Eastern Africa. Heart … Read more

Arrived safely.

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I’m in Bujumbura with my brother and ready for bed. Didn’t sleep much on the planes 17 or so hours of flying (3 flights), but I have to give props to Schiphol International Airport (Amsterdam) as they make it international traveler friendly. They have lounge chairs specifically designed for layover sleeping, as well as being … Read more

A rich transparency

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I’m going to assume you are interested in my whereabouts and what I have to say, as otherwise you likely wouldn’t be reading this. I’ve got 9 hours or so before I fly from New York City to Amsterdam to Nairobi to Bujumbura and I though you all might want to know how you can … Read more

One of those loose ends

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I just spent a few minutes rehashing my thoughts, then signing up for debix identity protection. I wrote a post a while back about personal security, which is part of the reasoning behind this. I’m not overly likely to run into credit issues in Rwanda or Burundi I don’t think, but I’ve had problems in … Read more

Ends and beginings

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It seems fitting that I’m leaving DC the way I entered it. It’s just a Just a few months shy of three years after I took a long journey around south asia, from which I flew directly to DC and started work for FNCL. Here again I find myself ready to fly directly from DC … Read more

The inside of my nose

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As I said yesterday I got video of the endoscope which the doctor used to poke around in my sinuses. Particularly interesting to me was as he was pulling out the packing, which is a hard feeling to describe and yet I’m not sure if it needs description if you watch the video. (Around 1:23 … Read more

Things are out of my nose!

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Just thought people would want to know that. I’m something of an oozer, which the doctor says is normal, but has me a bit worried. I’m likely being overly cautious, but with thoughts of medical care in burundi, I think it pays to be so. Overall I can breathe well and am excited at the … Read more