How Afghanistan Affected My Career | Chris Woolf
Author Chris Woolf here, blogging about Afghanistan, trauma, and my book: "Bumbling Through the Hindu Kush: A Memoir of Fear & Kindness in Afghanistan", coming October 2021.
I’m here to answer your questions. Today’s question is from Susan from Long Island, New York, who asks: “How long did it take you to realize you weren't cut out for the life of a foreign correspondent?”
For new viewers, a quick bit of background. I was a BBC journalist when I went to Afghanistan. I was visiting my buddy to see if I would like a life in the field, and the TLDR version is that I found it disagreeable. Getting shot at, avoiding landmines, and such like.
But when did I come to that realization? Listen in!
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I am a seeker after truth. I was a broadcast journalist with the BBC World Service for 34 years. I worked in London, Afghanistan, Malawi, Mozambique, but mostly in the US, where I became News Editor for public radio’s international news show, “The World.” I was on-air for many years as the “History Guy,” trying to explain complex global issues in accessible language. “Bumbling Through the Hindu Kush: A Memoir of Fear and Kindness in Afghanistan” is my first book. It’s the story of what happens when a regular person (me!) accidentally finds themselves lost in the middle of a war!