WHAT ARE ALL THESE COUNTRIES DOING HERE? When I first arrived at Bagram Military base, in Afghanistan, I was shocked to see all the different countries there. At home in America, I saw news reports of a few countries helping
What is it you exactly do every day? How does what you do impact the lives of others? It’s not as simple as you first thought. Every day is different to some degree and yet some things remain the same.
Growing up I heard a saying, “Clothes Make the Man” I really didn’t give that saying much thought then. I knew there was expense difference between different brands of clothes, becoming apparent to me when I was in seventh and
As I look over the 2nd grade classroom I’m teaching today, I am reminded how lucky we are to be in America for the simple fact if the girls in class lived in Taliban controlled areas of Afghanistan they would
Since my return from Afghanistan, I am a substitute teacher for grades K-12 with most of my time spent in grades 4-6. It is a constant struggle for me to figure out how to keep my students engaged, under control
Guns, bullets, death and corruption, and for centuries the Afghan endless war has been known as the place where empires come to die. What makes this book different and unique from so many of the other books written about the