Saturday, May 23, 2009

Getting out of the Office





Some weeks you just need to escape the stress and politics of the office. Good thing here is escaping the office takes on a new dimension and can be done in style.

Yesterday I joined the RAMSI Community Outreach team to travel to the Weathercoast of Guadacanal ( the other side of the vast and rugged Island that Honiara is on). While it is only 15 minutes flight from Honiara it is one of the most isoloted and "hardest" places in Solomon Islands and was the heartland of much of the ethnic tensions. The villages are sandwiched between a spectacular rough coast line and razor backed mountains.

We share with the community about our work with RAMSI and listen to any concerns or issues they have. Isolated they might be but the questions on the world economic crisis and the impact on Solomon Islands proves they are right up with the play and know what't going on in the world. Kept me on my toes too as I have to answer the economic qustions!!!!!!!

Was only a brief fly in fly out visit but a real treat for me.
Carl heads back to PNG today to do a week of flying around New Ireland/New Britain for a telecommunciations company. Hard to believe he gets paid for it really!!!

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