Baghdad - Post Report Question and Answers
What do you wish you had known about this particular city/country before moving there?
Variations in weather. Bring a few colorful items (pillows for couch, cheerful shower curtain, bright sheets and towels, a throw for the couch, one or two items for the walls). - Apr 2019
Not much. I feel like I planned pretty well. - Jul 2018
How long it would take to feel like I'd actually left this assignment behind me. - Jan 2016
Just how monotonous it can become after awhile. - Feb 2014
That this year would be so depressing, lonely, and hard. Expect major strain on your relationships back home. - Jan 2014