Going through my late father’s library, I picked out two books to read: Umberto Eco’s In the name of Rose and Ferdinand Oyono’s Old Man and a Medal. I used to be an avid reader when I was a kid. I guess I must have inherited it from my late father. Long before the digital […]
On accountability to oneself
Let me tell you about me wanting to learn Croatian. It’s a funny story and there is a learning in it too. Well, at least for me. I love Croatia. I love its people, its beaches, villages, hills and mountains, highways and tiny dirt roads through olive fields. I love its wine and olive oil, […]
Episode 1: Dealing with Change
In this episode, we will be talking about how to manage change. We have collectively been through a historic amount of change. We all know that change is very hard no matter the circumstances. While we have all been and still are going through this enormous change we have also been continuing to work in […]
Your Post Covid LIFE PODCAST
Episode 1
What is a humanitarian identity?
I have been contemplating the question of identity for a while. I see many humanitarians defining themselves as aid workers firstly and foremost. And only then, other identities such as a brother, a traveler, an uncle, a teacher, a tech geek, etc show up. The identity of an aid worker seems to be deeply […]
Help! I am stuck in my career!
Many tears ago I was living and working in a nice Mediterranean country. I initially liked the work and even if it was a demanding work both emotionally and physically. We all loved going to work because we were a great team, we travelled to the field to work with people in need and even […]