{"id":2205,"date":"2013-12-25T18:43:25","date_gmt":"2013-12-26T02:43:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.levinger.net\/josh\/?p=2205"},"modified":"2014-02-19T15:08:15","modified_gmt":"2014-02-19T23:08:15","slug":"christmas-in-libya","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.levinger.net\/josh\/2013\/12\/25\/christmas-in-libya","title":{"rendered":"Christmas in Libya"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’m not usually much into Christmas, being more of a winter solstice celebrant. But this year I’m feeling a little disconnected from family and friends back home. Luckily, we are doing all the things that keep us in the holiday spirit. <\/p>\n

\"Peace<\/a><\/p>\n

Peace and Paintball<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n

This weekend, we found a local paintball course<\/a> just off the main road. They have a small “speedball” course with inflatable obstacles, another with bulldozed trenches, and a large course that feels like a small village. I’ll admit, it felt a little odd to run around shooting colleagues in a place that has seen real violence very recently. But it was also a lot of fun. We invited some of our security staff to join us, but they said it wouldn’t be fair.<\/p>\n


<\/p>\n

\"Pin<\/a><\/p>\n

Pin the tail on Benghazi<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n

We had a little office party with the UN staff, which was sadly without alcohol. After spending a lot of time by the juice bar, I realized that drinking more wasn’t going to lubricate my conversation. We did play a few fun party games, including “pin the tail on Benghazi”, which was tricky when spun around vigorously.<\/p>\n

On Christmas afternoon, we were invited to a friend’s place in a fancy seaside compound. We drew handmade decorations and feasted on roast turkey, smuggled pork and diplomatic-pouch alcohol. That’s the spirit I can get behind.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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