Thursday, November 8, 2007

Follow the trail of Kleenex

Hi all,

Hope all is well where ever you are. Things are going along just swimmingly here. I'm on my last day of training. We've been training partners on our grant guidelines for the past week. Three 2-day sessions. The first group was great, the second--not so much, and the third is back up to the standards of the first! So that's been good.

But during the weekend between the first and second workshops I caught the cold that is going around. Some people are getting the flu, others something weird where your glands swell up. Fortunately I don't have that. Just a persistent sore throat, not a head cold. Good times. Nothing better when you have to stand up in front of 25 people and talk!

In other news, work has picked up since the government has decided to PNG (persona non-grata) the Head of Office of a UN agency at one of the areas where we work. So that's not so fun. People are in a tizzy--and rightly so. Let 's hope we can get a united front and encourage some movement on this. Or else I fear that things will turn increasingly for the worse.

There's always something!!

Miss you,
Jane

2 comments:

Unknown said...

Hi Jane,

I'm sorry to hear that you are sick. I admit I haven't been keeping up with your blog, but it is very interesting. I love the pictures. It's so strange to think you are on the other side of the world!

Sophia talks about Lilly frequently - she loves the word and your dog. We can't wait to see you both!

I hope you feel better soon.

Anonymous said...

They PNG-ed a UN Head of Office? Oh man. Stay safe, my dear. Love the stories about swimming and running in the desert. Oh, random question...will you be stateside in Jan? We're coming through Washington and you could meet Naia. Take care and I'm serious...be safe.