As our time here in Yemen begins to wind down, I find myself more and more often reflecting on all that I have experienced here, all the knowledge I have gained and the incredible people I have met. I feel an intense connection to the land and its people; so[…]
Yesterday, on September 27, a new little person entered the world. My eldest son, Mujaahid, and his wife, Hiyaat, had a new baby girl. She was delivered at home, with a midwife and Hiyaat’s mother present, and by all accounts she is a big baby; Mujaahid added that she is[…]
I remember my first sight of Yemen. Our plane arrived at 1:30 a.m. To say I was tired would be a huge understatement. I was exhausted, suffering from motion sickness (on top of being four months pregnant), and bedraggled after one nine hour flight, a layover of several hours in[…]