At least now when the question “what was the scariest thing you saw in Sudan?” occurs, I’ll be ready with an answer. It will be tough to beat the trepidation experienced when entering the mammoth-sized UN compound in Torit for the first time. The National Day of Uganda was the excuse behind the throng of intoxicated staff. There was no excuse however, for distressing levels of sleaze amongst an eclectic mix of randoms… I only wanted to enjoy some cold ones and maybe a dance… I did not want some Guatemalan dude up close and personal showing me the ‘robot pump’. To an extent, I was more than happy for him to continue directing it to the local staff in the end! Freaked.Me.Out.
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| Club Sleaze @ UNMIS on Uganda Day |
The nicety of having new people to jam with and eating freshly made Tom Yam soup was grand. Today was at least the first day where I could even afford a wee hangover. And after being forced dark rum in order to ‘catch up’ with insobriety last night and the early hours of this morning, I was glad to have limited responsibilities today…unless you count swapping pirate software with IT guys from Government ‘responsible’?
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| My desk in the compound: with no internet in my ice cold container and every other room resulting in me dripping with sweat, this is my only option! |
Still, outside that little transaction, I’ve pretty much just had my feet up…fun activities are limited in Torit (especially since my swimming pool and volleyball net didn't arrive from Juba today - deadly serious) so instead perfectly enjoyed the peace and quiet thanks to our broken generator. Now that’s she up and working, think I might just cool my room down to around 18 degrees and sleep!
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