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Gambia, one week later

23 December 2011
Ludovick Brees
That's almost a week since we returned from our trip to Gambia and my emotions are still very rooted in my mind.

I can still us see off the plane when we arrived, we wondered what we would all live like experiences during this week. While waiting for our luggage, a man came to me and he wonder if this was my first trip to Gambia, I said yes and he said his African accent "welcome in The Gambia, once you set foot in Gambia Never again you will be able to leave, your soul will always be here, "I think he is right, one week I went back home and I'm still there in Gambia.
 

back from The Gambia

18 December 2011
Ludovick Brees
WFP warehouse
an amazing country, the WFP staff on site very friendly and very welcoming.
A week full of interest meeting at the UN/WFP , visits to two schools, one in Banjul and in the inland at Kerewan (a part of my fieldtrip to mark my self, the most emotionally) visit the port of Banjul, the National Bureau of carriers, the agency of clearance and fowarding, and especially (not in the program), local customs authorities with a clear explanation of the import process of WFP commodities.

ready for Gambia II

10 December 2011
Ludovick Brees

Last day with the family, the malarone pill is ready for tomorrow. A short night Sunday , Monday  at 5 o'clock in the morning departure to Brussels airport.

Ready for the fieldtrip in Gambia

09 December 2011
Ludovick Brees

Leave my wife and my children and  go into the unknown, to a country which I know nothing, I admit, I am a little scared, but I'm ready to go, an adventure and extraordinary experience. See on the field that actually does the WFP for local people, understand the whole course of the logistics and maybe give some ideas. I am not a WFP Ambassador in TNT but maybe this trip will give me the urge to become one?

I hope to be able to do a quick summary of my trip days after days for keep you informed