I cannot measure how much stuff we threw away as part of leaving the middle east. There are several reasons for this. One of which is that I did not want to know. We threw away good stuff. Re-usable stuff. Junk stuff. Worn-out stuff. Favorite stuff. Stuff I'd already tried to sell and unload on … Continue reading Phases of total liquidation
That's me. At Idomeni refugee camp in April, 2016. We were distributing aid to families with small children. I'm wearing a hijab that had been placed on my head by the refugee version of me. First, where and what was the Idomeni Refugee Camp? In 2015, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia decided to guard … Continue reading My refugee story
We leave in 5 days. My husband and I feel it now: the uncertainty...the weight of ending and starting again. I'm surprised by how different this leaving is from the last time we left. Six years ago we left the USA for the middle east. We were leaving, but certain to return (at least to … Continue reading This time is different
My family has lived in the same country in the middle east for the last 6 years. For my 2 boys, that is their whole lives. This country made me a mother. Made me a better wife. Stripped me down to the bare bones of my past and then let me grow in the unlimited … Continue reading Funneling the Chaos
