It was the anniversary of our accident, and four out of the five of us were members of that "double-flip" club, and there I was sitting next to Jeff, who together we have the worst bush taxi luck on record, and we don't want to say anything out loud because already two others had had to pop some Xanax to get thru the pass. And the only reason I am not freaking out is because the snow is only piling up on the countryside but NOT sticking to the pavement. And then it was.   more »

I don't know yet how I am feeling about it all, the 2 years, the leaving, the coming home again -- am a little numb really, like it isn't real yet and won't be until I'm there. I warn you all now that I don't know what to expect of myself once back. They tell us we will be truly uncomfortable in our own country for awhile, which yeah I've been through before but not for this long, and not to a place like Africa, so who bloody knows?   more »