Jogging at UNMISS

Last night, almost the entire team went to the UNMISS compound to take some exercise. The UNMISS compound is huge, and is buzzing with joggers and others taking an evening stroll whenever I’ve been there. As you jog, storks gather and set up their perch for the night on the UNMISS lap-posts, fighting for the best spot. A jagged, flat-topped mountain stands off in the distance, surrounded by flat plains and rising out of the mist.

We arrived at different times, jogging and walking at different paces and in different directions, cheering and shouting encouragement as we passed each other on the track. I couldn’t help but think that it was a good representation of what a team should be like; starting and finishing at the same place, taking different routes depending on strengths and preferences, encouraging each other at intervals along the way, regardless of pace and competencies, all to achieve the same goal.

We got back to the cars just in time to avoid the rain.