tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22678097.post181219117842796044..comments2024-03-27T13:36:21.967-04:00Comments on .OPTIONS for a Better World: Nestskjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15122196887043345981noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22678097.post-74866035901537778732008-05-25T14:33:00.000-04:002008-05-25T14:33:00.000-04:00In 2005 I spent 6 months working in Saint-Denis, c...In 2005 I spent 6 months working in Saint-Denis, close to Paris. The place is run down, the criminality rate is the highest of France, a lot of illegals...<BR/>Colleagues warned me: you'll surely get in to trouble, beware, take care, don't go out after dark...<BR/>To be honest: I wasn't that careful, after a few weeks, you get tired of being careful. At one point in time, when a was walking through areas with coloured youths and smouldering cars that had been torched a bit earlier I thought: 'Now I'm going to die'.<BR/>A female colleague was robbed on the parking lot of the business, a male colleague had his wallet and mobile phone taken from him when he was walking to the station during the day. I got lucky.pieterbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02410340506959326985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22678097.post-69698726998430173362008-05-22T14:21:00.000-04:002008-05-22T14:21:00.000-04:00Your observations about the work you do have such ...Your observations about the work you do have such a rich combination of observer narration and compassionate respect. I am very touched by this entry, and I am happy that your clients have you. You're a gift to them, because you're there and you truly do care.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22678097.post-58289473417249158052008-05-22T14:01:00.000-04:002008-05-22T14:01:00.000-04:00Excellent post!Excellent post!Miladysahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08065128196666157541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22678097.post-78400254087871647912008-05-22T03:56:00.000-04:002008-05-22T03:56:00.000-04:00Yeah, the comment of Ces is also mine. You underst...Yeah, the comment of Ces is also mine. You understand the people you are working with. I hope you can help them, because a lot are victims of the misbehaviour of others. Poverty is not only a lack of money, it means a lot more than that. Never take the good things you enjoy in your life for granted, I always say.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22678097.post-20312471717924743382008-05-22T00:30:00.000-04:002008-05-22T00:30:00.000-04:00They are lucky they have someone like you working ...They are lucky they have someone like you working for them.Ces Adoriohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17338000465619901229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22678097.post-50774514148647302002008-05-21T22:04:00.000-04:002008-05-21T22:04:00.000-04:00I'm enjoying having an insight into what you're le...I'm enjoying having an insight into what you're learning KJ, and thankful for the nest I have! *flutter*Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14732532158833146797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22678097.post-7426900959143259422008-05-21T22:02:00.000-04:002008-05-21T22:02:00.000-04:00Wow. KJ, honestly, this is really, really good .....Wow. KJ, honestly, this is really, really good ... thank you for sharing it with us. I'm so glad you're using your gifts as a counselor and a writer! xoMelissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15093282449753003894noreply@blogger.com