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Adventures in Nomad's Land
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Travel photos, stories from the field of humanitarian work, and other assorted ramblings
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MOON ROCK DISCO – Woodstock in Space

Last night, my friends and I threw a big fundraiser dance party called MOON ROCK DISCO – Woodstock in Space! It was a huge success, and tonnes of fun. This photo of my friend Mark and me sums.....

06 may 12

cranderson enterprises accELeration speedcrutches

I knew since December last year, when I ripped my anterior cruciate ligament clear off my femur and tore my meniscus a bit, that I’d need a surgical operation to fix it. Just after arriving... ...

17 apr 12

Cars, Cars, Cars: The 82nd Salon international de l’automobile Genève

[Hint: there are loads of clickable red links in the text below if youre bored and looking for more info] Last month, after finishing my work in the Democratic Republic of Congo and a weekend spent.....

14 apr 12

Chris Anderson, Peanut Catcher Extraordinaire

I can’t play any instruments. I can’t juggle. I’m not a particularly good dancer, though I sometimes ignore that fact when out with friends. I can’t do back flips. Everyone,.....

29 mar 12

Into the underbelly of Entebbe International Airport, Uganda

“Excuse me, are you Mr Anderson?” “Yes, Chris Anderson, that’s me.” “Sir, there’s something vibrating in your bag.” “Uh… I don’t... T...

24 mar 12

Bunia, DRC and a visit with my aunt in Kampala, Uganda

After finishing up in Dungu, we landed in Bunia on February 24th for a nice weekend off. The next week was spent doing an inventory of the emergency preparedness stock, including things like... This ...

22 mar 12

Dungu, Province Orientale, DR Congo

After the first two weeks spent in Faradje, the next month of my recent contract in the Democratic Republic of Congo was spent based out of Dungu. The iconic landmark of the town is Dungu Castle:... ...

19 mar 12

Duru, Province Orientale, DR Congo

After we finished our vaccination program in the area around Ndedu, we headed north of Dungu to a town called Duru. We then planned and organised to vaccinate all the villages from Duru south back to...

17 mar 12

Ndedu, Province Orientale, DR Congo

In mid-February, a few of us went south from Dungu to Ndedu by motorcycle to plan, prepare, and run three days of measles vaccinations. In the planning phase our job was to try and figure out which.....

15 mar 12

A little math

Here’s a little story from the bishop of Arua, who was recently in Kampala, Uganda at the same time as me: When I was a young boy, the men of the village used to hunt birds with guns. The guns....

13 mar 12

How-To: The Loopy Logistician’s Leatherman Haircut

One cool evening in Dungu, Democratic Republic of Congo, a colleague asked me to cut her hair. I was flattered that someone had seen in me the same natural artistic ability I had long seen in myself....

10 mar 12

Le Parc National de la Garamba, Province Orientale, République Démocratique du Congo

Once we finished our measles vaccination campaign in Faradje, we were asked to fly west to Dungu to do the same. If you draw a line from Faradje to Dungu on the map (and there is indeed a road... Thi...

07 mar 12

Faradje, Province Orientale, DR Congo

On January 12th, five of us flew to Faradje, in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo, to set up and run an emergency measles vaccination campaign for the town. We spent a pleasant, if at times.....

03 mar 12

Vancouver to Frankfurt to Geneva to Brussels to Kigali to Kampala to Bunia to Faradje in 5 days

Back on January 5th, I got a call from MSF Canada asking me to leave on the 7th for a short contract in DR Congo with the emergency team. I quickly finished typing up my annual update, then proceeded...

29 feb 12

En cas de panne sèche

If you happen to pick up a Land Cruiser at a remote border crossing in Côte d’Ivoire one day, well over 100km from the nearest fuel station, and you find that your colleagues on the Liberian......

24 feb 12

Toothpaste

If you know anything about Australia, you might find this photo funny: [Photo taken in Dungu, Province Orientale, Democratic Republic of Congo] This is a content summary only. Visit www.PhotoDiarist....

19 feb 12

Dungu To-Do List

Yesterday’s to-do list:  ✓  W ake up on time (05:45) in Dungu, République Démocratique du Congo.  ✓  R emove 156 icepacks from 3 freezers, place....

11 feb 12

Yet another Annual Update: my year 2011 in 67 photos

Dear family, friends, and those who fit into both (or other) categories, this is that once-yearly mass email I send out and post to my blog to bore you with the details of 365 days of my life.... Thi...

05 jan 12

Creatures of Côte d’Ivoire

From June 19th to December 23rd (with a short break in Ghana from October 1st – 9th) I was in Côte d’Ivoire working as a logistician for Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without... This ...

30 dec 11

The Santa Beard

On Christmas Day 2011, Santa Claus sat in my parents’ home eating a small piece of the last remaining bit of their wedding cake from 31 years ago. The cake tasted exactly like the hallway of an...

28 dec 11

Daloa and the Amazing Technicolor Beetle

On September 18th, while I was still living in Daloa, Côte d’Ivoire, I walked out into the backyard and spotted the prettiest little bug I’ve ever seen. In a couple days I’ll post a...

22 dec 11

Tabou, Côte d’Ivoire

In mid-October I was transferred from Daloa down to Tabou, a small town located on the Atlantic coast of Côte d’Ivoire, overlooking the Gulf of Guinea, just a few kilometres from the Liberian.....

27 nov 11

The Sticking Place Kickstarter Campaign

My sister Josephine, a documentary filmmaker, has just launched a Kickstarter campaign. Don’t know what that means? Read the short and sweet right over here:... This is a content summary only. ...

22 nov 11

Thinking outside the puddle

Have you ever got your car stuck in a big puddle, unable to dig the mud out from under the car to get moving again, because there’s so much water it just keeps filling the mud back in? Probably...

03 nov 11

Measles

At the end of June, we learned of some reported cases of measles in a village 53km from Daloa, where I was based for the first four months of my time with Doctors Without Borders (MSF) in Côte... Thi...

26 oct 11

Beetlejuice!

One day in June I cut open a mango to feed my addiction, and noticed that the seed looked a bit different than usual. I imagined I’d seen something move slightly so I stared a little closer for...

23 oct 11

My first (and probably last) cute kitten video

These days, everyone seems to have a cute kitten or sneezing panda video on the internets. Surprised Kitty is one of the most famous. This kitty may not be quite as cute, but she is relatively... Thi...

21 oct 11

Vacation in Ghana, Part IV

By 4AM on October 7th the five German girls and I were huddled together again, waiting in the dark in Mole National Park for the bus to take us back to Tamale, hoping the nocturnal lions... This is a...

18 oct 11

Vacation in Ghana, Part III

After a good night’s sleep in the Mole Motel (the only accommodation inside Mole National Park), I was up at 6AM on October 6th to meet up with the five German girls again. We ordered breakfast...

16 oct 11

Vacation in Ghana, Part II

In the evening on October 4th, I met up with Dave and Sophie for a short catch up. The last time I saw them was in London back in February, right after I left South Sudan. Once it was time to settle....

14 oct 11

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