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6.08.2006

debriefing...the end of a team that use to be

the last month has been a series of escalating events. unfortunately that has left things like my blog very much neglected. and since there is a great number of subscribers to this literary piece of art...chock...i thought it was about time to put up some pix.

as of monday this week, i am officially the last member of my team remaining in sri lanka. katie, the water and sanitation engineer took off to head back to seattle, leaving me behind to pick up the pieces in her departure. haha i say this because what is left behind is an ongoing water project with us aid and is one quarter behind (three months) its target. most of this is due to the volatile situation, which has leveled out. good news is its not worse but its not getting better. there are on average two to three claymore/mine attacks a week, a couple grenades and some shooting. I think it is safe to estimate casualties on any given week to be between 10-20. enough of that though. back to being alone. :)

meredith, the lady that worked in the children's department left the middle of may. so my schedule has consisted primarily of good bye parties and the formalities that come along with it in a very personal oriented society. i've had my full of cake, pop, candies, snacks and all the other fried goodies formally known as 'short eats' that are so popular out here. you're literally forced to eat them and to not risk the chance to offend down the hatch they go. so i jumped on a scale and realized i gained 3kg in a week. i think thats a lot but i dont really care. i'm not use to kg either.

so here are some pictures of our last moments together..

team debriefing...


yes another cake

never order a chocolate butter cake...its like eating chocolate flavored butter, lets just say i didnt finish

what!? i'm just seeing if it would fit...besides i like flowers

this is doesnt belong to me, it was bought for my friends finance...just a lil to big though

posted by reedster @ 20:44

2 Comments:

At 9/6/06 07:07, Blogger Ian Hawk said...

Wow, 3 kg. Don't worry, that is only about .003 tons. Keep up the good work buddy. We will run it off at Bastyr when you get home ;)

 
At 10/6/06 23:32, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Hi Ben, Ian and I are looking at your blog today. Thinking of you. Shere

 

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