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Outside In

Dear Yuri, Greetings from what we call “the new Sudan” and I must admit, even as an introvert person, I miss the outside world. Also, Ramadan Kareem...

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Each Year

Dear Yuri, I’ve been here for a few weeks, tucked on the edge of a quiet wooded path. Sitting, patiently, shifting to improve my comfort or when I...

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A Simple Hug

Dear Yuri, Sometimes, I think the world needed these hard times just for us to understand the value of a simple hug. If you ask me, what I miss the...

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Pane of Glass and 6 Feet of Air

Dear Yuri I don’t often look out of my window. But I know that many look in. They see me dance for I am a dancer, They see my paint for I am an...

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Lockdown In My Chair

Dear Yuri, Now this is a story all about how My life got flipped turned upside down And I’d like to take a minute so just sit right there...

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Dragonfly

Dear Yuri, When I look out of my window, I can’t see anything special but my neighbour’s fence. And it makes me feel even more isolated...

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The Window Is Clean

Dear Yuri, The window is clean. In this sparkling spring, the London winter had grimed the panes with a gritty layer, hazing the sun as it hoists...

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A Time For Everything

Dear Yuri, I am taking hot baths then cold showers at 4pm or 11am; unbridled luxury. I sometimes make faces out of leftover vegetables, cook, eat...

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An Unlocked Family

Dear Yuri, As a young girl, I wanted to be an astronaut to see how the earth could be still. Well, I now have a glimpse of it. What’s ironic is that...

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Home

Dear Yuri, It’s been nearly two full days of travel, some sweat and a fair amount of tears; India to Dubai to South Africa, but that’s for another...

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