Wednesday, June 11, 2008

Feeling "safe" in Juba


So, there were two alarms last night (we have our own little air raid siren with a panic button just inside the front gate). First was when four armed men tried to breach the gate sometime between 3:00 and 4:00 am and a guard hit the panic button. Management rushed to the gate to support the two security guards and the two armed “special forces” police contracted to guard our little slice of heaven. They repelled the bandits, who apparently then leftto hit two other camps that weren't guarded as well. Half hour later the guard hits the siren again, but really held onto the button this time. Scared the crap out me. I’ve watched too many war movies! Second time was a false alarm. Guard panicked. He wasn’t the only one! I was busy trying to crawl under my bed and hide. Hard to do when it’s a box spring sitting on the floor. Still, I made a valiant effort. I don’t think anyone in camp slept after that. It was all the buzz at breakfast.

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