Well I'm back in Dakar now after a week skiing in the French Alps (see picture - Raksha, Naina and Kiran, Christmas day) and a week at home in the UK, which was equally cold and snowy. When I arrived in the UK it was covered in a blanket of snow and as I left it had turned very cold and more snow was forecast which I know has now arrived - a stark contrast to the sunny and warm (although not hot anymore) days here.
It feels very strange coming back to Africa after being home with my family for a couple of weeks; it's going to take a few days to adjust back to the way of life here, which is very different to the UK. It's hard to believe that I've only been away for a couple of weeks, but I know after a few days it'll be as if I haven't been away at all as I settle back in to the routine of work and life here.
Personally 2009 was certainly an interesting and eventful year - at the start of the year I doubt whether I could have pointed to Senegal on a map and knew very little about the great work that the World Food Programme does. Now I've had 6 months living and working in Senegal and have had the opportunity of working with some very committed people here in WFP and to see the great effort that's being made to try and eradicate hunger in the world. Its been a real privilege and I'm looking forward to the challenges and opportunities that 2010 will bring.
A happy, prosperous and interesting New Year to you all!
It feels very strange coming back to Africa after being home with my family for a couple of weeks; it's going to take a few days to adjust back to the way of life here, which is very different to the UK. It's hard to believe that I've only been away for a couple of weeks, but I know after a few days it'll be as if I haven't been away at all as I settle back in to the routine of work and life here.
Personally 2009 was certainly an interesting and eventful year - at the start of the year I doubt whether I could have pointed to Senegal on a map and knew very little about the great work that the World Food Programme does. Now I've had 6 months living and working in Senegal and have had the opportunity of working with some very committed people here in WFP and to see the great effort that's being made to try and eradicate hunger in the world. Its been a real privilege and I'm looking forward to the challenges and opportunities that 2010 will bring.
A happy, prosperous and interesting New Year to you all!
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