"Terra Firma, Gents, this is it..." said Kyle in his grounded way as he walked in......and yup, and in that instant, the awesome camaraderie that has shaped us for over twenty years. was 'alive.'

Our paths crossed at the PSI offices in Washington DC in the early 90s when we joined the organization months from each other. We were young, eager, ambitious, passionate about wanting to make the world a better place for the poor and vulnerable (or  simply to make a dent in the universe'), willing to work our butts off doing serious work in hard places....all that without taking ourselves too seriously. Yup, that was indeed the culture we inherited, lived and passed on.

Andrew went off to Central African Republic, Kyle to Rwanda and Zambia is where I landed. We continued to meet ever so often and then when I moved to Zimbabwe, I hit pay dirt. These two fine gents were my supervisors...but they were a lot more....we got to know and hang out with our families and created a foundation that has only grown over time.

I have been amazingly fortunate of making some great friends over the years and these two are right up there. How wonderful it is to have a trusted comrade who not only connects with you at a personal level but with whom you can draw upon support on work related matters as well!

So, yesterday morning was special. What a treat to catch up with them for an early morning breakfast! Is it a co-incidence that Kyle was in Washington DC and got in touch with Andrew just the week that I was in DC....and this a few days after Andrew's birthday? HAH! The universe does indeed conspire to make the best happen.

As I write this, my heart reaches out to all those amazing PSI colleagues with whom one has shared so much over the years....kicking ass and kissing butt!









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