Author: Georgie Nink
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Going Over My Boss’s Head: How It Started
Awhile back I noticed my supervisor at work was not doing his job properly. Steve had joined our team a few months prior, and for those first few months, I noticed he wasn’t doing what he needed to do but I figured he was still learning the ropes, and I decided to give it time.…
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Planning My Wedding 3 Years After Getting Married
Last night I dreamed that it was time for me to walk down the aisle, but I couldn’t find my mascara and I wasn’t ready yet. All the guests were assembled, standing in front of their rows of white chairs on the lawn of the small vineyard, peering around expectantly. In my small dressing room…
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The Bravery of Our Past Selves
And what we’d say if we could send them messages I was going to write about something else today but my self-of-one-year-ago kept popping up so I decided to write about her instead. Raja and I have gone through such a major transition – moving from Jordan to the US – in the last year…
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Just Kidding About Quitting Syria
Yesterday I posted that after seven years, my job was no longer Syria conflict-related. I talked about the relief and guilt I felt upon unsubscribing from all my usual Syria updates over email and WhatsApp, which I’ve been part of for years for various jobs. And how, after joining a new project at work last…
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Quitting Syria
After Seven Years, My Job Is No Longer Syria Conflict-Related Arlington, MA-February 2023 On Tuesday, I left all my Syria WhatsApp groups and unsubscribed from Syria update emails and live trackers. Afterwards I felt a huge sense of relief. I have more to say about it – about what changed in my life these past…
Curious Georgie 
–مرحبا سلام Thank you so much, what a lovely comment to receive! I think you’re right; we can’t always be…