ToonsEAWL: Not really giving a damn about the NSA 4 Jul 2013 | 07:39 pm

#215 Being Hipsters 21 Jun 2013 | 03:55 pm

EAWs, regardless of generation, love being hipsters. Follow the hashtag before it’s no longer cool. 

#214 Writing their own job descriptions 17 Jun 2013 | 02:48 pm

Submitted by JDW You are not a true EAW until you have written your own job description at least once. In the real world, this is generally unheard of, but in the land of EAWs this is a well-establish...

#213 Missionary, Mercenary, Mystic, Misfit 3 Jun 2013 | 09:02 am

Soccer moms have Fifty Shades of Grey. Adolescent girls have the Twilight series. The security manager has more than twenty “Dirk Pitt” books. But what do Expat Aid Workers have? Sadly, while most oth...

ToonsEAWL: Emphasizing that there is no panacea 3 May 2013 | 03:55 pm

#212 Sexploits 1 May 2013 | 01:37 pm

Submitted by an anonymous aid worker in Lusaka As we know, EAWs love to gossip.  They also love sex.  But most of all, EAWs love to gossip about each other’s sexploits.  Fortunately for those wishing ...

ToonsEAWL: Theories of Change 26 Apr 2013 | 03:16 pm

#17 Links Expat Aid Workers Like 23 Apr 2013 | 02:14 pm

It’s been a while since we did a “LEAWL” but a couple of film suggestions this week spurred a rebirth…. Check out this music video parody of “American Boy” done by the student comedy group “SIPA Folli...

ToonsEAWL: Bitching about Thatcher (or “Maggie”) 10 Apr 2013 | 04:23 pm

#211 Treating locals as peers 8 Apr 2013 | 01:52 pm

Submitted by Ems, who tweet at @emmasalor and blogs at On Foreign Ground. Expat Aid Workers always have the utmost respect for the natives of the country they are in. EAWs understand them. EAWs know w...