Jul 31 2010

The Flight In

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The Flight In
By Donald Jenkins, just a man following his heart
Written July 28rd 2004 edited July 31th 2010

Well I made it to the first base with a short but crazy flight. Landed in Baghdad rushed through what I thought was customs and the baggage claim… the locals were all are very aggressive not hesitating to demand a tip for grabbing  my bags without permission and putting them on the floor… what the fuck? Continue reading


Jul 30 2010

Dubai and back at the Airport

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Dubai and back at the Airport
By Donald Jenkins, just a man following his heart
Written July 27rd 2004 edited July 31th 2010

Back in Dubai international airport, man what a mess this is, rush, go, stop, wait, rush go, stop and wait. They only way to describe it is being a rancher taking his cattle to the slaughter house… only in this case I’m the cow. I’m so tired I don’t even feel like writing but for some reason I think in the future I will look back on this and say… damn I’m glad I took the time. Continue reading


Jul 30 2010

Walking in Japan

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Living and working in Tokyo I frequently get caught walking around on the busy streets of Ginza during every rush hour possible (morning, lunch and evening). After many years of being… well just flat out annoyed with walking around in this city I’ve decided to write this article to share my frustrations and possible answer a few questions surrounding the question “Why”.

Single Female walk
This is probably the most interesting of all of the walks and the most talked about on the internet. I’m a bit stuck on what to call it with out being to offensive. My original title “Stupid/Single/Screw me walk” could be a bit offensive. Continue reading


Jul 30 2010

Iraq “The Journey Begins”

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The Journey Begins (14+4+1+4+9+5+3+2+4=???)
By Donald Jenkins, just a man following his heart
Written July 23rd 2004 edited July 30th 2010

So begins a new chapter in my life. I’m leaving for Iraq today! I arrived at the office early Friday morning sometime around 2am to get the necessary documents and wait for the shuttle bus to take us to the airport where we will depart from Houston, TX and hopefully end up in a military base just north of Baghdad in Iraq. Continue reading


Oct 14 2009

London with Kids – live until Oct 31st 2009

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Hope this helps others in my situation in the near future. Recently I came to London for a month on pretty short notice to play house dad with my 2 year old son and 3 month old daughter. Continue reading