*** From March 28, 2002 – Size: 56K – no pictures – 5 pages – in French
Long field-trip in the North, to our regional base in the mythical ancient city of Mazar-e-Sharif. This is the beginning of spring, and it feels very much like a new beginning. It’s also an opportunity to go really on the field, driving through the incredibly beautiful countryside, and live together with the medical team what we are here for: treating the people in need of assistance, in this case malnurished children. Dozens of young and old afghan women in traditional clothes flock to us, carrying their sick babies and small children, while hundreds of older children try to get in, touch us and see what’s going on: what a unique way to meet the community!
Northern Afghanistan
White burqas at the blue mosk in Mazar-e-Sharif, on the weekly women’s day…
March 28, 2002
Chronicle 33: Discovery of Northern Afghanistan countryside magic…
March 12, 2002
Chronicle 32: Sociology of tourists in Thailand
*** From March 2002- Size: 48K – no pictures – only 2 pages – in French
On a well-deserved 2-weeks break in Thailand after 10 heavy months in Afghanistan, just hanging out laid back on the beach, in the tiny island of Koh Tao, supposedly a divers’ paradise, observing people around while sipping a coconut punch…
KohTao