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Burj al Salam Sanaa

P.O. No: 2898, Old City Sanaa, Yemen

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Yemen...yeah mon...Yemen

A travel blog entry by juicer0

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Today I was going to Yemen. Yes, Yemen. The same place where the USS Cole was bombed in 2000, the same place where the US Embassy was bombed this past September, the same place where pirates are operating nearby in the Gulf of Aden, the same place where two Belgian tourists and a group of Japanese tourists were kidnapped. Yes, this is the Yemen I …

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"Alex"

A travel blog entry by landerh

... nor have I been pestered in any way, shape, or form. People always seem super respectful.

The highlight of this particular trip was the conversation I had with two little boys playing football. They were fantastic. I shall try to outline our conversation (which was totally in Arabic!). I'm just going to combine the two boys into one to simplify it.
"Welcome!" Said the boy(s).
"Thanks," said I as I watched ...

My life as it stands

A travel blog entry by landerh

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... But these ladies weren't prostitutes they were *****s. I feel like an ass because, as Jann pointed out, they're probably refugees and don't have a choice but they were so very sleezy. So much skin. I think that maybe 3 out of the 25 ladies WASN'T a prostitute. What was strange was that the ladies and their drunken 'friends' danced fairly mildly. Like honestly, I've seen nastier dancing at high school dances. Truth.
Anyway... I think I still smell like smoke. I feel ...

Here's 2--3 Weeks Worth of Blog

A travel blog entry by landerh

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... it was on its way to connecting the town with the big
bad world. I'm not sure I can explain the pang I feel when I saw the
road creeping up on the fantastically preserved town. I see roads as
a type of cultural destroyer. But I can also appreciate the fact that
roads bring modernization and in changing times you either stay
connected or you miss out. The road will provide access to a place
that I would prefer to improbably covet. Since the road was still ...

Day late and a dollar short

A travel blog entry by landerh

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... br>
After that we returned to the Markez (the dorm) I tried to dry my clothes a little bit before the minute long trek to the school. In order to spare us all the pain of living what happened during my placement test I shall merely state that it was horrible and I can share what level I am placed at tomorrow.When my mess of a test was over, I piddled around some more until Danielle, Kevin, and I went on an errand run. I got a phone and ...

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