I'm back in Basrah after three weeks in Portland. It was great to get home and back to my favorite city. After the holidays - which were filled with lots of family time and a surprise visit from my aunt and uncle from Australia (love you guys!) - I got to spend a week working out of Mercy Corps HQ. It was my first visit to the new building that I spent two and a half years working on, and I was thoroughly delighted. For all of you in Portland who haven't gone down to visit, I highly recommend a trip through the Mercy Corps Action Center on the ground floor. They're also currently featuring an exhibition of Design For The Other 90%, which showcases fantastic, innovative inventions for the proverbial bottom billion on the planet.
This has made it around the grapevine pretty quickly, but I was ambushed by a request to do a live interview on KGW talking about working in Iraq and, specifically, the Women's Awareness and Inclusion program. A little bit nerve-wracking, but fortunately not too disastrous in spite of having no room for error and little idea what questions I'd be asked. You can check out the clip here: Live on The Square @ 7: Mercy Corps Teaches Women in Iraq
I received a lot of positive feedback on the blog while at home (thanks to all!) and requests for more posts ... I promise that I do so diligently when there's something to write about, but with the very limited mobility and lack of interaction with beneficiaries and community members, I'm often lacking in subject matter. Security around here will be very tight through the elections (scheduled for March) so we're being especially careful to stay in the house and under the radar. Wish I had more to say, but that's how it goes!
Happy new year to all ... until next time ...
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