Swapping NYC for DRC
Posted on Monday, November 30th, 2009 at 11:08 am
Feargal will be based in North Kivu, one of three provinces in DRC where Concern is working.
There are many pitfalls, bumps in the road and unexpected obstacles when you’re changing job and moving country all in one go. That’s to be expected. Especially when the country you’re moving to is the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Canadian immigration, however, was not a hurdle I was expecting.
I knew I was in trouble when the border agent asked me what country I lived in. I stuttered a little but the confused look on my face was the deal-breaker. Read the rest of this entry »
