I'm going to Baucau and Viqueque over the weekend. I leave tomorrow and will return on Sunday. I'm relieved to be getting out of Dili again. It's always refreshing to escape the little city and see a bit of the countryside. Hopefully I will have some interesting tales to tell on Monday.
Feb 26, 2009
Feb 26, 2009
Calexico — Quattro
This is a song that should brighten your day. It's by a Tucson band called Calexico.
Feb 22, 2009
Dili carnival in pictures
The Dili carnival happened on Saturday. Several hundred people showed up despite the rain. Everything was going smoothly until an incident involving a Brazilian national and the Guarda Nacional Republicana of Portugal. I will have more on that later. For now, enjoy the good stuff.
Feb 21, 2009
Baucau story
I have another story up on the IRIN news website. It's called Women get WISE to self-employment. Although it's only a short story, writing it involved a lot of interviews in Baucau. I had great fun compiling the story and seeing something that is having a positive impact on people's lives.
Feb 19, 2009
Dreaming of you
As I mentioned yesterday, I’ve stopped smoking. You can’t imagine how hard this is in a country like Timor where everyone smokes. I’ve taken to chewing toothpicks after seeing such a tactic work for a buddy of mine whom I used to work with. I’m now four days into this and the dreams about smoking have started. I’ve also started …
