I’ve decided…

I’m going to write a book about my time in Yemen. I’ve been thinking about this for a while, hell, I think that every westerner that goes there thinks about it. With a few encouraging words from members of my family I’ve decided to give it a go.

Now’s a good time to do this since there’s not really anything else to take up my time. The thing that has been holding me back is myself of course. Writing something as long as a book is an intimidating prospect. I’ve never tried anything this long before, of course I had never been that far out of the US before I went to Yemen, so what the hell. The only way I’ll know if I can do it is to start writing. Who knows what will become of this project. If nothing else, I hope that this will help me sort out what I learned over there. I’ve often approached creative works in the context of puzzle solving. I’ve found that taking pictures, sketching, and writing have helped me understand things better. Here’s hoping that this will do that as well.

Hey, it’ll keep me off the streets for a while:-)

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