The stars aligned when we met Daryl aka Daisy of the Dili Hash Harriers. The Hashers are a world wide running club started in the 1930s. They call themselves a "drinking club with a running problem," and in Dili, the 50+ members just happen to be composed of the leaders in the expatriot community charged with the task of getting East Timor back on its feet. We were actively looking for volunteer opportunities and we struck gold when Daisy invited us to join the Hashers for one of their Saturday races. A side benefit was meeting this extraordinary group of fascinating people. Their jobs are essentially traveling all over the world, living in the most exotic and tough conditions, helping countries in need. It takes a special person to do this and they tend to play just as hard as they work, as we found out first hand.
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