tlilly
American citizen
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About me
American
Lives in Kabul
Registration: 14 September 2009
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Any aid workers, development workers amongst you expats? by petercasier
Hi, In my spare time I am volunteering for AidWorkers.net, an online repository/forum/knowledge base for those working or interested in humanitarian issues, where I keep their aidworkers blogroll up to date. We list blogs from aidworkers, and ...
Hi travel_ghana, First of all - clothing. Be modest, whether male or female. Appearances ARE important. Don't begin your experience by causing offense. Second, security. Be smart - as foreigners, you will always stick out, never fully trust, and ... Read More
Any aid workers, development workers amongst you expats? by petercasier
Hi, In my spare time I am volunteering for AidWorkers.net, an online repository/forum/knowledge base for those working or interested in humanitarian issues, where I keep their aidworkers blogroll up to date. We list blogs from aidworkers, and ...
My husband and I were aid workers in Afghanistan for almost 10 years, and he was in Albania before that. I continue to write about living in Afghanistan and helping aid workers both prepare to go (at about-afghanistan.com), and I am adding ... Read More
Any aid workers, development workers amongst you expats? by petercasier
Hi, In my spare time I am volunteering for AidWorkers.net, an online repository/forum/knowledge base for those working or interested in humanitarian issues, where I keep their aidworkers blogroll up to date. We list blogs from aidworkers, and ...
Hi Julian, I think the living in Afghanistan framework you propose is well done for starters. I started a "living in Afghanistan" page on my own website, www.about-afghanistan.com/living-in-afghanistan.html to show people that we are enjoying life ... Read More
Do and don't in Afghanistan by expat.com
Are you living in Afghanistan? We need you to share your experience of the local customs :) Is it difficult to adjust to the local customs in Afghanistan? Could you please share with us a list of the do's and don't's in Afghanistan? Thanks!
Do's: 1. Do smile in the face of culture stress. 2. Do wear a head scarf and longer shirts, ladies. 3. Ladies: do wear pants, NOT skirts. 4. Men: Do wear pants and shirts with short sleeves (no shorts or sleeveless/tanks) 5. Do be polite and greet ... Read More
Any aid workers, development workers amongst you expats? by petercasier
Hi, In my spare time I am volunteering for AidWorkers.net, an online repository/forum/knowledge base for those working or interested in humanitarian issues, where I keep their aidworkers blogroll up to date. We list blogs from aidworkers, and ...
My husband and I have been involved in aid work in Afghanistan for almost ten years. I am happy to answer questions about living and working in Afghanistan - I got so fed up with how the media writes about Afghanistan I started a website: ... Read More