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Sunday, 23 January 2011
more pics
Today is the calm before the storm. Absolutely beautiful at the top of the world... here are some more pics :)
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Top of the world
Currently sitting having a bowl of chips and gluewhine on Jakob's Horn. It's our day off before the action kicks in. The calm before the storm.
Spoke to my boys this morning and they told me that, after checking, there's no snow outside. Wish they were here to tackle a few of these hills.
Simply stunning in every direction.
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Spoke to my boys this morning and they told me that, after checking, there's no snow outside. Wish they were here to tackle a few of these hills.
Simply stunning in every direction.
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Friday, 21 January 2011
off to Davos again
This time tomorrw i shall be enroute to the beautiful swiss town of kublis in preparation for the 2011 Refugee Run.
This is now my third outing to Davos. Yesterday I was running through the experience with a friend and found myself shivering with fear/anxiety at some of the tense parts of the simulation.
Angie said that even now she still feels the anger at the way her mother was treated when she took part, but it serves as a strong reminder of the realities that the 32.9 million sitting in this category.
It certainly a privilege to bring such an experinece to people who have power to make changes.
This is now my third outing to Davos. Yesterday I was running through the experience with a friend and found myself shivering with fear/anxiety at some of the tense parts of the simulation.
Angie said that even now she still feels the anger at the way her mother was treated when she took part, but it serves as a strong reminder of the realities that the 32.9 million sitting in this category.
It certainly a privilege to bring such an experinece to people who have power to make changes.
Wednesday, 19 January 2011
Monday, 17 January 2011
sleep talking
last night taking caleb back to sleep he started to talk in his sleep:
"Papa, look it's "Chewie"! He's real!"
It could have something to do with his new cuddly nocturnal member of his bed.
"Papa, look it's "Chewie"! He's real!"
It could have something to do with his new cuddly nocturnal member of his bed.
Wednesday, 12 January 2011
lest we forget
it was the end of the day. preparations for rush hour are underway. final emails being sent. thoughts straying towards supper, putting children to bed, television.
these were my thoughts 12 moths ago at the close of tuesday 12th january. it was a busy time. we were in the midst of launching a new website. a website that stood 5 years in the making. i had just paid the rent and spent time with a new volunteer about an exciting new programmme of delivering poverty based simulations.
these were my thoughts on the close of tuesday 12th january. for the people of haiti their country was to change, again, forever.
when i walked through mostar, a city ravaged by war there was a sign by the bridge which was being reconstructed saying "do not forget". the bridge was an icon of the town. what it stood for. took an incredible feat of construction to build and stand in the heart of that town. it crumbled within seconds with a missile.
today i choose to remember haiti. (more reflections from my visit can be viewed here)
these were my thoughts 12 moths ago at the close of tuesday 12th january. it was a busy time. we were in the midst of launching a new website. a website that stood 5 years in the making. i had just paid the rent and spent time with a new volunteer about an exciting new programmme of delivering poverty based simulations.
these were my thoughts on the close of tuesday 12th january. for the people of haiti their country was to change, again, forever.
when i walked through mostar, a city ravaged by war there was a sign by the bridge which was being reconstructed saying "do not forget". the bridge was an icon of the town. what it stood for. took an incredible feat of construction to build and stand in the heart of that town. it crumbled within seconds with a missile.
today i choose to remember haiti. (more reflections from my visit can be viewed here)
Sunday, 9 January 2011
Saturday, 1 January 2011
New year
Is it really a new decade? I thought that was last year. There certainly is, however, a sense of freshness, newness that comes and often with a dual sense of optimism married with emptiness. An odd cocktail of feelings that occur in that moment before the new year really kicks in with the resuming of life.
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All the ones
So today's date comprises of just one digit six times: 1.1.11
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Friday, 31 December 2010
Sunday, 19 December 2010
Star Wars
It was one of those times... Where were you when...
Well we had that day yesterday when we dug out Star Wars after Reuben went to bed. Got the snacks. The drinks. Pumped the volume up and waited for the drum role and the words star wars burst on the screen with the epic John Williams score kicking in.
It was a magical moment again as it has been everytime I see this film. But very special passing the jedi baton to my boys as I watch them emulate, as I did many years ago, the lightsabres and destroying the death star.
May the force be with them.
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Well we had that day yesterday when we dug out Star Wars after Reuben went to bed. Got the snacks. The drinks. Pumped the volume up and waited for the drum role and the words star wars burst on the screen with the epic John Williams score kicking in.
It was a magical moment again as it has been everytime I see this film. But very special passing the jedi baton to my boys as I watch them emulate, as I did many years ago, the lightsabres and destroying the death star.
May the force be with them.
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Saturday, 18 December 2010
Palais des Nations
It's my third time here, at the UN in Geneva, first time however as a delegate... what a building!
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Monday, 6 December 2010
when the Starrs came
we had a visit from andy, sarah and lilly starr the other month and together with alice came down and hung out with us.
andy shared with the developments happening in Kaz and the work they are diligently involved in ... simply in awe.
Tuesday, 23 November 2010
a diplomat for the poor
I never personally met him. Yet I speak passionately about him. An encourager. An inspiration. His memory and actions are re-lived and accounted for in story and warming anecdote. Someone who dared to challenge their status quo. To question others to see something greater. A servant. I wish I had walked with him.
Their motto: be the change. Words that resonate and uttered by another great.
His name was Ells Culver. He co-founded the group Mercy Corps. I'm an invitee of theirs in the Scottish House building just up from Downing Street. The minister opens his welcome with these words:
"There are International development agencies and then there's Mercy Corp..."
Their motto: be the change. Words that resonate and uttered by another great.
His name was Ells Culver. He co-founded the group Mercy Corps. I'm an invitee of theirs in the Scottish House building just up from Downing Street. The minister opens his welcome with these words:
"There are International development agencies and then there's Mercy Corp..."
Wednesday, 17 November 2010
Forgotten crises
Just been to an event hearing about a BBC journalists on crises that float under the radar.
A Bosnian chap said to my colleague a few years after the war "sometimes I wish there would be war again here"... "because when it was here the world cared".
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A Bosnian chap said to my colleague a few years after the war "sometimes I wish there would be war again here"... "because when it was here the world cared".
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Tuesday, 16 November 2010
Metanarrative
At a meeting yesterday I was talking about the narratives we employ to describe our relationships. My friend was saying how challenged he has been by the frequent meta narrative or language of economics to describe such relationships. We "invest" in them looking for "return". We "reap" the "reward", or "profit" from them. Relationships add "value" to our lives.
These terms frequently leave our lips as common describers for our reality.
He was saying the economic meta-narrative was a common baseline for understanding.
The conversation quickly ended as we both sought to dash for our next meeting seeking to "implement" "effective" "time management".
The brief "hug" we gave as we said good bye reminded me of another meta narrative that spoke volumes without words.
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These terms frequently leave our lips as common describers for our reality.
He was saying the economic meta-narrative was a common baseline for understanding.
The conversation quickly ended as we both sought to dash for our next meeting seeking to "implement" "effective" "time management".
The brief "hug" we gave as we said good bye reminded me of another meta narrative that spoke volumes without words.
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Sunday, 14 November 2010
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