We just did it, went out each morning and limped along as best as we could

I've never heard about Waris Dirie, but when Mak bought a couple of books recently, I chose to read this one first.

I enjoyed the read, especially the first half of the book, when she talked about life as a nomad in Africa, and how she ran away from Somalia to escape a planned marriage with a really old man from her village.

Then the story unfolded about how life as an African model was like in London... though it was nice, I didn't enjoy it as much as the earlier parts. But I found the part about the female circumcision quite disgusting. I mean, how can you rip off almost the entire genitalia? Totally wrong.

For about 2 days, I tried to make the above quoted motto applicable to me. What's life in an airconditioned office compared to searching for water for days? I want to believe, that no matter how tough my job is at times, I should really just limp on as best as I can.

I'll do just that, as soon as I return to work after a 2 day medical leave :p