It’s been months since I’ve written anything —it may even have been a year. When I sit down to write at my computer my mind is like an old rusty…
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“You’re not dead,” I whispered in disbelief. “But how is it possible?” My mind wrestled back and forth trying to make sense of how you could possibly be standing in…
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Jaffa, Israel, August 2017 I pressed the red button on the bus indicating I would like to get off at the next stop. I wasn’t certain of where I was,…
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Rome, Italy, September 2017 Rome, the Eternal City, was not how I had imagined it to be. “This is it?” I thought to myself. Crowds of tourists swarmed in the…
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Aswan, Egypt The air was dry, hot, and filled with dust as the wind picked up the closer we walked to the shores of the Nile. “Hold my hand.” I…
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IS EGYPT SAFE? Egypt has been the country that I have been asked the most questions about. The number one question I get: “IS IT SAFE???” I asked the same…
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Cairo, Egypt, September 2017 “Have you ever ridden a camel?” The pyramid guide asked as he led us through the stables and towards the camel we would be riding. “Yes,…
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Cappadocia, Turkey It was 5am when my alarm went off, but I had been awake long before. We arrived the previous afternoon to the Cappadocia region and Matteo was extremely…
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Istanbul, Turkey, August 2017 I waved down the bus and climbed aboard. I handed a bill to the driver and asked, “how much?” He waved his finger at me, “No,…
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The sun was just beginning to make it’s decent when we set out to climb the Mount of Olives. I’ve climbed it many times in the past, each time an…
