N’Djamena Market Place

N’Djamena Market Place

by | Oct 21, 2013

Day one in Ndjamena. The place is starting to feel familiar to me. It’s only my third time here, but the Ndjamena experience seems to always be a bit the same each time. I’m sitting in an air conditioned car, hiding from the heat, dust, and sunshine outside, with a...

Sound Off 3: Sulieman Reflects on the Journey

by | Jun 2, 2012

Sulieman, a natural leader on and off the field, reflects on the true meaning behind Darfur United and the impact of the previous eight weeks of training. The team is more than 16 people playing football (soccer), it is a family that has united camps, tribes, and...
We Are Up, Up and Away—Someone Pinch Us Please

We Are Up, Up and Away—Someone Pinch Us Please

by | Jun 1, 2012

Somehow, the driver that took us to a ten minute meeting left and did not come back for forty-five. It was now less than two hours before departure for us and a team of refugees, all of them carrying temporary travel documents on their very first international flight....
Long Day Journal

Long Day Journal

by | May 30, 2012

Exhausting. Up at 3:30am and out at the camp by 5. The players were all already up and getting ready for the trip to N’Djamena, for sure the farthest any of them have been from home. Two players, Mohamed and Mohamed, had to leave earlier than the others because...
Ain’t No Stoppin’ Us Now (but keep your fingers crossed!)

Ain’t No Stoppin’ Us Now (but keep your fingers crossed!)

by | May 26, 2012

“We can write a book!” my UNHCR logistics friend, Amos, told me, as I was about to board the plane.  A little earlier, we were in a sticky situation, but it got worked out, and I’ll leave it at that, but Amos thinks it would make for a good chapter...