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Posted by Ibi in Egypt 1 year, 3 months ago at 1:55 pm.


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The seats are well cushioned on EgyptAir flight 985, perhaps some of the most comfortable that I have rested on since leaving America. Compared to all of the buses, trains, and planes that I have ridden in over the months, none have cradled my neck, supported my back, and been as soft on my rear [...]

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bu da gecer yahu … and this, too, shall pass

Posted by Ibi in America 1 year, 10 months ago at 2:29 pm.


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The anxiety is palpable. At first it began with certain occasions drowning me in waves of stress: the tears and chokes as I tossed most of my clothes into the donation box, or the butterflies that prompted a smoke before my going-away dinner with my coworkers. Christy was the first one to arrive, to find [...]

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