It's hard to leave this wonderful country of Djibouti that has been my home for the past 9 months. I've made lots of friends, American, French, German, Japanese, Dutch, Puerto Rican, Djiboutian, Somali, Ethiopian, Kenyan, Masai, and Tanzanian. Like visiting any foreign country, you see what you want to see. In a country like Djibouti, you can concentrate of the heat, the dirt, and the poverty, or you can see the unique wonders that this country has to offer and the great people that inhabit its land. As for me, I've fallen in love with both the country and its people.
Nabad gelyo! Assalaamu calaykum!
Goodbye - Peace be with you
Dave... Great pictures! Seems like you really got around in Djibouti...you've piqued our interest :)
ReplyDeleteWOW that was awesome sooooo beautiful!^___^
ReplyDeletebut all those americans? are they just army people?
Thanks. Djibouti is a wonderful country and the people are great. The Americans in this blog are a mixture of civilian, National Guard, Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and U.S. Embassy personnel. It's difficult to differentiate in the blog as we worked closely with French and German personnel as well. Even the Djiboutian and Somali people look similar to Americans. I have nothing but praise to say about Djibouti and its people to include the refugees from Somalia.
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ReplyDeleteDave, not sure if you still check for comments or not, but gorgeous photos! I also live in Djibouti and wish I had found your blog much earlier. Just wanted to say thanks for seeing the beauty of this fascinating country. Also - how did you get such great pics? Did anyone get upset with you?
ReplyDeleteBeautiful pictures and beautiful depiction of the area. I have been there to visit my daughter, Thank you for sharing.
ReplyDeleteMy husband just started his tour in Djibouti. I was refereed to your blog from Djibouti Jones' blog. Thank you for sharing these pictures, truly lovely!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the great photos. I lived and worked in Djibouti for a year back in the late 90s (now I have been working in Niger for 4 years) and it was great to see familiar places and the beautiful faces of the people again, Lac Assal, etc!
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ReplyDeleteFirst of all, awesome blog and amazing pictures of Djibouti. Although I have never been, you seem to have really captured the essence of that beautiful and fascinating country and people. I am also writing to ask permission to use your photographs in a presentation. I do pre-deployment presentations for the military, specifically for servicemen and women going to Djibouti and I would love to use some of your pictures for this purpose. Please let me know whether you are okay with this. Thanks for sharing!