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I don’t always believe I work in Hard Places. South Sudan wasn’t exactly easy, but it was still doable. You would be surprised how long you can live out of a tent and think it’s normal. As long as you have a fan and a bed you’re good to go. Pack a hammock and a mister...

This was a hard week. I didn't think it was going to be. I thought it would be easy (I like easy). I expected to be at my best: engaged in a camp management training, learning how to train others (the classic, usually underwhelming, TOT [training of trainers]). But I...

I work in hard places. Sometimes the thing that is hard is the environment - the housing, the food, the logistics, the language. I cut my aid worker teeth in South Sudan where for two years I lived in a tent, nightly battling families of mice and frequently stepping...