I have landed safely at the Addis Airport last night. I must admit that the flight from Amsterdam to Addis with a quick stop in Khartoum was not bad at all. Overall, the whole journey just flew by really quickly, and the weirdest thing is that I was not even all that exhausted---I think Im getting immune to these flights. Of course, today I have a major jetlag headache and can't wait to take a nap after lunch. The weather seems to be very pleasant---70s and no humidity. I have not yet explored the ILRI campus where Im staying (ILRI=International Livestock Research Institute), and even though the rooms are rather basis, everyone is very nice and accomodating.
What I actually came here for is to attend a facilitation training workshop. The sessions should teach us how to skilfully facilitate meetings, discussion groups, panel discussions, and other discussion-type settings, which would be very valuable in my job. The actual workshop starts Tuesday, so I have two days to get settled, acclimated, and of course, get some work done.
Im going to go for a run this afternoon and look for the three giant tortoises reported to wander around this campus.
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