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Small town to smaller village almost to a camp
The streets are empty as we travel to UNHCR in Abeche to drop off extra luggage and then to the airport. We are the first ones this morning – and a good thing since we have a tad too much weight still! Government soldiers rolling up their mats and gathering at various...
KTJ Answering Comments, 17 Jan 08
My sista Sabs! You made it out of Oregon and to Switzerland! Give Jeff a big hello for me and go to a yoga class – after almost 2 hours in a small Air Serv jumper plane landing on dirt runways and strapped in like a western seat belt, I could use a good downward dog!...
One more Comment by G.
If have not done it yet, please sign the petition that asks President Bush to do more for Darfur. This is not about politics. It’s about humanity. Presidents representing both the red and the blue (and everything in between) have failed when confronted with genocide...
Gabriel Answering Comments—Jan 17
Hello Kathleen! Your daughter has been very easy to travel with (but don’t tell her that) and makes for a great teammate; we really work well together. I know that you’re very proud of her, and I think you’ll be even more proud when you see her in action out here....
KTJ Answering Comments, 16 Jan 08 (part 2)
Hola mi amiga Zahara! Thank you for your kind words! In the week leading up to this trip you could not have been more supportive of me and the whole team! And with me leaving my stuff in all corners of your house! I can imagine the house a little calmer without Gabo...
Gabriel Answering Comments—Jan 16
Hello Gayle! It’s always great to hear from you, although I’m a little nervous because my HbP t-shirt is even older and will be more wrinkled. Thanks for always spreading the word and for being a boost of energy for me.Hola Antonio!Thanks for the words of...
13 stamps, 48 hours, and an Interview!
Man, I wish I had brought a French dictionary! Slowly its all coming back to me – all 5 years of reading and writing with very little speaking of French still gets puts me in situations of “Je ne comprends pas ou Je ne sais pas!” But as I hear more and more, I begin...
KTJ Answering Comments, 16 Jan 08
My dearest Mastora! It is great to hear from you after our visit in Fort Wayne. Have you watched the video of our interview on our site? You can view it i-ACTzine issue 2! We will let you know how your friends are in the camps. We are currently in Abeche and leave for...
Crossing Chad, West to East, N’Djamena to Abeche
It’s cold up here. I have my SGN hoodie on and two shirts, but the cold still seeps through to my skin. We’re on a nine-seater, twin-engine “Beechcraft 200.” I’m reading this from a little pamphlet on the seat pocket, since I know nothing about planes. Mubarak arrived...