On the Move

On the Move

FLIGHT I’m somewhere high over the Atlantic, on my way to Chad via Paris. It’s my thirteenth such trip, the first one being in 2005, which seems a lifetime away. I’ve been staring at a blank document for over an hour, not knowing what to say. It...

Tomorrow has come and gone

“Tomorrow” has come and gone again. Each day out here just seems to quickly vanish before your eyes. It could be that our schedule is so different than back home. It gets so hot midday that its nearly impossible to get anything done. We’ve been...
Almost There

Almost There

When I was checking my bag at JfK in New York, I was showing my passport to the person working for Air France, and he noticed my visa for Chad. I’m not 100% sure, but when he noticed the visa and the area where it said “humanitarian” his eyes seemed...
First Steps to Darfur United

First Steps to Darfur United

The flight to France, despite it’s length was pretty easy going…apart from the over zealous pilot hitting the runway in Paris at top speed and waking up some of the plane’s passengers from their slumber with an early morning shock! The second leg was plain sailing. I...