Sabbatical
In ancient
Farsighted employers like International Rivers keep up the
tradition of the sabbatical, even if in our case, the fallow period has been
reduced to three month. After six years with International Rivers, I am currently
enjoying my first sabbatical. I am replenishing my energies with reading,
hiking, enjoying our beautiful backyard, and learning Chinese. Zhong guo du zhe
hui you xing qu huo zhi zai zhe qi jian wo jiang he wo de zhong guo nu peng you
jie hun. We will conclude my sabbatical by traveling across the
I will be back in the office at the end of August. Let's hope my sabbatical will bring a bountiful harvest to International Rivers' policy program.
Peter Bosshard is the policy director of International Rivers. His blog appears at www.internationalrivers.org/en/blog/peter-bosshard