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The Syrian

Two years have passed since I came across the Syrian. I was at the Abu Dhabi airport awaiting a flight to Singapore. We were both sitting, watching TV news and waiting for our boarding calls, when we got into a conversation. The man was younger than I was. He seemed to be in his early twenties. He was very fair and bearded. He wore jeans and a t-shirt. “Middle Eastern” would not be a description that would have come to mind. He told me that he had fled Syria and had gone abroad to s […]

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Fortuitous encounters

When heading out to explore nature, there are odds that things do not turn out the way one desires. There are also chances that they turn out better than one could hope for. This is something that adds a thrill to excursions. I felt these to my advantage on some of my animal encounters. I […]