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Monthly Archives: February 2011
"Your colleagues are waiting for you."
“Your colleagues are waiting for you.” That was the first thing I heard this morning – a nice, Slavic voice telling me to wake up and get downstairs to the meeting. The new job has begun. I’m in Tbilisi, Georgia, … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Research, Travel
Tagged Colorado, Gene Shalit, job, Mom, mustaches, Tbilisi, work-life balance
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Work-life balance, and a new job
Most of the people I know work too much. The workweek is far more than 40 hours – more than 50, probably more like 60. It’s not like we’re attorneys who are making well into six figures our first year … Continue reading
Liberia on the flip side
Second installment. Okay, I learned something new today. If you’re not abjectly miserable in your hotel room, don’t ask for a better hotel room. The one I had was funky, a bit dark, and the pillows were weird (as if … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Travel
Tagged Buchanan, crawfish, doughnuts, Firestone, flat tire, mosquitoes, schools
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D.C. vs. anywhere else
Back in Washington. Now that I’m a blogger, I’m obviously required and trained to notice the differences between life on the road for work, and life at home. Here are some contrasts: In DC: I go online, pay some bills, … Continue reading
Monrovia, Liberia
I’ve been so bad about keeping in touch that I thought I’d start a blog. Seven years now I’ve been running around the world with this very strange job, and I’ve been so busy I’ve never really kept track of … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Research, Travel
Tagged blog, chalkboard, Ellen Johnson, focus group, girls, jet lag, Liberia, Rebecca, school, training
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