Author: Georgie Nink
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Me Vs. The Bureaucrats of Amman, Jordan
Or, The Part No One Tells You About Living Abroad Jordanian bureaucrats are quirky, funny creatures. They all have mustaches, gelled hair, and a cigarette lodged between their lips while they process (and drop ashes onto) your paperwork. The main requirement for extending a tourist visa[1] at one of the local police stations is that…
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Watercolors and War Stories
The gruesome events happening in eastern Syria bogged me down today. Since I write reports about the Syrian conflict for my job, I need to know what’s going on in the eastern part of the country in quite a lot of detail. Most days when I log on to start work around 8:00, I open…
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Day In The Life 4: The Crash
We speak with Hannah from the UN in New York for an hour and 15 minutes. She turns out to be kind, not intimidating, which is a relief. She is interviewing Salma, a colleague of mine who is a refugee living in Zaatari, to feature her in an upcoming report about refugee women. Salma understands…
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Day In The Life 3: The Mural
This is Part 3 in my Day In The Life series. Catch up on Part 1 and Part 2! Katie and I present our research findings to the working group. It is much smoother than either of us expected with no questions from the group, much to our surprise. Imdad. 1:30 pm. I buy halloumi…
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Day In The Life 2: The Note
This is part 2 in my day in the life series. Read part 1 here: Day In The Life 1: The Zoo. As expected, we get attacked with questions when we pull into the youth center. When is Aqaba happening? Did any names get refused? We do these trainings once or twice a year; our…
Curious Georgie 
–مرحبا سلام Thank you so much, what a lovely comment to receive! I think you’re right; we can’t always be…