in Banda Aceh today -
Last night we met with the new Field Manager, Basile in Banda Aceh. He is responsible for all the projects in Indonesia and just started a few weeks ago. He's come with tons of experience in the Phillipines and we have already had good conversations about the missions and the overall plans for the work here in Aceh.
Also we have a new local resource officer, Simon, for the project and he is located in Sigli where the library is. He also has done a fair amount of NGO work. He has lots of energy and we got a good vibe from him so can't wait to get started and see the people at the library again.
Simon tells us that the head of the libray has changed and the new person seems to be a 'doer' who is interested in change - another positive sign.
The hotel was filled with children yesterday. There was a weekend deal and made the place quite lively. In the evening there was a private barbeque - we think it was a UN thing. So from our hotel window you could see there was lots of Karaoke going on - they really belted it out and we could hear it throught the windows on the 5th floor.
I think Dawna and I are doing pretty good regarding jet lag and had a pretty reasonable sleep although woke up around 5:30. We drive this afternoon to Sigli after a visit to the supermarket here. All of us from the two teams including the Local Government folks Manon and Eric brought lots of items for the kitchen including foodstuffs. Hoping this time around to do most of our cooking we will do the market thing and that way we can include veggies in the daily diet. We found going out to restaurants resulted in lots of rice, noodles and meat - nary a vegetable to be had.
So the urban camping continues - we brought our yoga mats this time so hoping to get a bit of a stretch in here and there as it is difficult to walk with limited sidewalks and motorcycles at your back and darn hot!
Last night we met with the new Field Manager, Basile in Banda Aceh. He is responsible for all the projects in Indonesia and just started a few weeks ago. He's come with tons of experience in the Phillipines and we have already had good conversations about the missions and the overall plans for the work here in Aceh.
Also we have a new local resource officer, Simon, for the project and he is located in Sigli where the library is. He also has done a fair amount of NGO work. He has lots of energy and we got a good vibe from him so can't wait to get started and see the people at the library again.
Simon tells us that the head of the libray has changed and the new person seems to be a 'doer' who is interested in change - another positive sign.
The hotel was filled with children yesterday. There was a weekend deal and made the place quite lively. In the evening there was a private barbeque - we think it was a UN thing. So from our hotel window you could see there was lots of Karaoke going on - they really belted it out and we could hear it throught the windows on the 5th floor.
I think Dawna and I are doing pretty good regarding jet lag and had a pretty reasonable sleep although woke up around 5:30. We drive this afternoon to Sigli after a visit to the supermarket here. All of us from the two teams including the Local Government folks Manon and Eric brought lots of items for the kitchen including foodstuffs. Hoping this time around to do most of our cooking we will do the market thing and that way we can include veggies in the daily diet. We found going out to restaurants resulted in lots of rice, noodles and meat - nary a vegetable to be had.
So the urban camping continues - we brought our yoga mats this time so hoping to get a bit of a stretch in here and there as it is difficult to walk with limited sidewalks and motorcycles at your back and darn hot!
4 comments:
Nice to read your post Katherine. Both of you always sound so positive. I was worried about the heat this time and hope you are managing alright.
Ruth,
We're doing well. We are both Pollyannas at heart. Thanks for chucking the book at me in Facebook! I'll look for it when I get back.
D.
Glad to hear you're both still in one piece!
Keep safe; the world is watching...
hey Dawna,
how are you??
was just scrolling through your blog, it sounds great..hope you are having a blast..sending you happy thoughts..
Naila and Sarah
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