I recently put in for an office transfer with my work (my organization operates all over the place). My boss approved it, and I just got another approval from the director of the other office. I think an IM conversation I just had sums it all up nicely:
Matt: Sup.
Patrick: Yo.
M: How's Africa?
P: Good. Moving to Hebron in June.
M: I’m moving to Shababasaur. I can make up words too.
P: You’re an idiot.
M: At least I live in a real place.
P: Hebron = Palestinian city in the West Bank.
M: Seriously?
P: Yeah.
M: Why would you move there? God you're dumb.
P: To tell you the truth, I’m having a hard time articulating my motivation for this one.
M: My previous comment is a pretty concise way to do it.
P: There’s an element of truth to it.
M: How long will you be there?
P: Two months – until Ramadan. Month off. Then I might go back if I like it.
M: If you like it? What, like if the club scene is hoppin’?
P: Hah.
M: How are you going to come back to the States if you’re on the goddamn no-fly list?
P: Pff. Apparently there are a lot of expats there. Hebron and Ramallah are the hotbeds for NGO/political activity.
M: You remember Sean? He’s moving to Indonesia to do jungle tours or surf classes or something equally ridiculous. Sean is smart.
P: Does sound nice. South America is still on the itinerary. But honestly... that sounds less interesting than what I’m doing.
M: Hmm. Well, there you go.
The move isn't a 100% certainty yet, but I'd put it above 90. Check out the map in the last post for an overview of the scenery. I'm pretty psyched. For a country the size of New Jersey, there's a TON of stuff to see (New Jersey should really be ashamed of itself).
More to come.
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