2021 in Review. South Sudan- Afghanistan- Kazakhstan- Manchester (England)
Chosen for Chevening! Reading time- 3 minutes 2021 came about, like any other year with many highs and lows. A plethora of points worth pondering and reflecting on come to mind as I look back on and review the year just gone by. The transition from 2020 to 2021 came as I was concluding my mission in Afghanistan (Dec 2020), just a couple of days before Christmas, and starting another one in South Sudan (January 2021). By this time I had had my nose and throat poked close to if not just over 20 times for PCR testing due to the ongoing covid-19 pandemic that had resulted in many changes, especially in the cross- border travel arena. The major highlights of the year however were being chosen for Chevening (a journey that had started with submission of my application towards the end of October 2020), and being accepted into all my 3 choices of UK Universities for the programs that I had applied to read for. Jalalabad, Afghanistan. Vaccination campaign The vaccination campaign we ...