Happy Olympics!

The Olympics have started! Congratulations to Guor Marial! The first athlete to compete in the games for South Sudan in the marathon. Well - under the Olympic Flag. South Sudan doesn't have a national olympic committee yet. But he's still there!

He has a pretty amazing story and he will surely make South Sudan proud.



(and go Canada too!)

End of an era at Juba Airport

Ladies and gentlemen, gone are the days that one can literally lounge in an airport lounge. Juba Airport took lounging seriously, filling the departure area with large, bulky, comfortable (albeit smelly and sticky) sofas accompanied with coffee tables (of course!) arranged around the one airconditioner and television set.

But this is no more.

Juba is a real international airport. In a real new country. Two out of the three baggage scanners work! (the other just gets in the way in the arrivals area... but that is another post for another day)

The lounge is now filled with practical seating for many. The television remains.

In other news, here are two interesting opposing views on pressure groups and South Sudanese independence from Reuters and Foreign Policy.

Happy Birthday South Sudan!!!

Hope you have a lovely day! And you fix your economy!
xox

No sticks, no spears, no fun!

Cueibet County in Lakes State (where I work), has banned sticks, and spears in town. Although I feel people should be able to make their own decisions, spears are pretty common and dangerous.

This isn't all that was banned.

"Malek’s order also banned people from using playing cards, normally under trees, during working hours, making it a prosecutable offence."

No fun city. Next comes dancing and music.

#DontCoverItUp (PSA on Domestic Violence)

Lauren Luke is a make up artist in the UK. She does instructional make-up videos for the Guardian Newspaper. She has taken part in a powerful campaign by Refuge, a UK charity that provides safe houses and support for women and children survivors of Domestic Violence. 

Please note that this video does not contain violence, but may be a trigger.