Dear Friends

The crazy thing is I volunteered for the Abu Dhabi project on a whim.  It was a 6 week gig and 

a "why not?" move. 

And then ensued 2008: a year I could not have imagined better if I'd tried with all my heart. 

After 16 months I returned to the US with friends-like-family.

 Fast forward three years later and I found myself in a hospital room with several of those friends celebrating Team Taskeen Gen 2  wondering how I'd gotten so lucky.

3 cheers for whims.