Jul
31
2010
DJ
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
1 comment | tags: cork screw landing iraq, flight into baghdad | posted in Iraq Journals
Jul
30
2010
DJ
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
1 comment | tags: Club Cyclone & New York Dubai, Dubai airport, Shajah | posted in Iraq Journals
Jul
30
2010
DJ
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
2 comments | tags: funny girl walk in japan, funny japanese walk, pigeon toe girls in tokyo, walking in Japan | posted in Japan
Jul
30
2010
DJ
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
2 comments | tags: donald jenkins iraq, kbr iraq, working in iraq | posted in Iraq Journals
Oct
14
2009
DJ
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
1 comment | tags: follow me live, london, london at a glance, london parks, london shopping, london with kids