Pieces falling into place...

Just two weeks ago we were all full of questions about our mission. A lot of things still had to be arranged and nobody really had all of the answers yet. Well, we still don't have all of the answers bur we're getting there. Our gear is almost sorted out and we are getting some additional usefull stuff like a medical kit(with syringes and such), aluminum crates, portable closets and stretchers that are large enough for us Europeans. We had some first hand intel that the available cots were more suitable for our Bengalese friends. At least we are getting more and more confident that the logistic side of our deployment will work out. Jelle, who will be stationed in Karthoum has made arrangements for the mail service. As far as we can see now I will be the link between HQ and our team of observers in the field. As for the mission itself we haven't recieved much more information apart from what we can gather from the news or Internet. At the end of the month there will be another fact finding mission to check if the UN has fully deployed in the AoR as was agreed. Our definate date of departure will be based on the report of the fact finding mission.

Next week we will discover if we payed enough attention in class. The course will end with a 5 day field excercise where we will get the chance to demonstrate our newly aquired skills of observing and negotiating. Thanks to our highly motivated and dedicated instructors I'm sure we'll all do just fine.