Baghdad - Post Report Question and Answers

What do you wish you had known about this particular city/country before moving there?

Variations in weather. Bring a few colorful items (pillows for couch, cheerful shower curtain, bright sheets and towels, a throw for the couch, one or two items for the walls). - Apr 2019


Not much. I feel like I planned pretty well. - Jul 2018


How long it would take to feel like I'd actually left this assignment behind me. - Jan 2016


Just how monotonous it can become after awhile. - Feb 2014


That this year would be so depressing, lonely, and hard. Expect major strain on your relationships back home. - Jan 2014


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