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Survived the Winter… Today marks exactly 3 months since January 15th, a day which was very challenging for everyone living in Tunisia.  January 15th, was marked by chaos, confusion, and a general sense of panic.  Today, with the beautiful weather and blue skies we can definitely say that things are better. Spring is in the…

If you’ve been wondering why there’s trash piled up everywhere you look, wonder no more.  According to news sources since “April 11, 2011, Town Hall employees have been on strike for four days, requesting higher wages, which has affected waste disposal across the city” (Source:  Sydney Confidential, 2011).  Besides the inconvenience of the strike, it…

If we define the term rumor as “an unverified account or explanation of events circulating from person to person and pertaining to an object, event, or issue in public concern”, then we can see that during times of great change; rumors are very practical.  Having the advantage of being both a “local” and an expat…

Similar to restaurants, in the security world you are only as good as your last “meal”.  The challenging part is that when security operations are running smoothly nobody even notices the effort, commitment, and dedication of the security team.  In fact, it is during these times that someone may comment “why do we even need…

In need of a makeover As a security coordinator living and working in Tunisia, it didn’t take long for me to realize that security guards are not held in a positive light.  Tunisians view security  as a low paying and demoralizing job.  Tunisians are certainly not the only ones who have a bad image of…

It has been noted that “The fate of the Tunisian revolution is, so far, still hanging in the balance. Will it result in more far reaching political change? Will the momentum of the considerable working class opposition to the old dictator, including the General Strike, which was crucial in breaking his Presidency, carry the revolution…