My presentation at the second workshop seems to have been a success. Participants seemed completely happy with the explanation of Boutros Boutros-Ghali's Agenda for Peace and the systems approach to conflict transformation, human rights and development work proposed by Michelle Parlevliet and myself. Even Uli, a development expert of 30 years standing seemed enamoured with the notion.
Tonight I am breaking my habit of the past week or so and am trying a new eatery - a Turkish place. So tonight I am dining off Kurdish kelims, listening to music from Kappadokia and munching through a chicken kebab in a wrap. Posters of Turkey jostle for wall space with posters of Timor Leste. There is though a map of Turkey that provides useful tourist information about "camping en Turquie" and "camping in der Tuerkei"!
The food is yummy!! Doner Kebab gets my approval and I will definitely be back over the next two weeks that remain. Now, as I am sipping an apple tea, feeling Saturday wind down to a close, I think of how quickly the past 2 weeks have flown by. Thinking of my loved ones back home. This trip has meant that I have missed Father's day, my brother's birthday and that I will miss that of my mom. I've missed Camilla's and Penny's birthdays too. Ah well, I have a lot of making up to do.
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