This is a blog I have enjoyed reading; the author will be embedding with a Minnesota National Guard ADT team in April. Good lesson here of stepping back and understanding why people do the things they do before implementing a change that although may be beneficial in one component, may not have the desired effect in the long run!
As a television producer every once in awhile I take a step back and realize my job allows me to experience so much more than most. Don’t get my wrong, my days are typically not packed with the sorts of things I’ve been writing about as I prepare to embed with the Minnesota National Guard’s Agribusiness Development Team (ZADT) deployed in Zabul Province, Afghanistan. During my more typical productions I am not preparing for travels to a war zone, most of of the time I’m not thinking about body armor, Visas or nearly 15,000 round trip miles of travel. I do, however, routinely get the opportunity to meet very passionate, smart and inspiring people. Today was no exception.
Dr. Ghafar Lakanwal and I met this morning over tea at a Starbucks in Bloomington, Minnesota. Last week I was introduced to Dr. Lakanwal by chance through a mutual professional contact; however…
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Posted on February 17, 2012, in Military and tagged ADT, Afghanistan, Agribusiness Development Team, Agriculture, Crops, wheat. Bookmark the permalink. 2 Comments.
Thank you for reblogging Jen…Luke
You’re welcome! Thanks for reblogging one of my posts and the referral to my blog too!