Whatever it Takes

Day 3 at Camp Djabal comes to a close. The sad part is that we only have three full days left. We just had our meeting to make our final decisions on who will be the final fifteen, with five reserves, to represent Darfur United in Iraq come May. After going through...
Putting Things into Perspective

Putting Things into Perspective

The Darfur United hopefuls have not ceased to amaze me. This morning we arrived at camp before sunrise so the players weren’t playing in the direct heat. While Coach Mark and I were setting up the field for try outs, we began to wonder where the players were,...
A Pair of Cleats

A Pair of Cleats

Not many people can truly appreciate 100 degree weather, tons of sand without being at the beach, living off nuts, bagged tuna, and power bars halfway across the world, but I’m finding out it’s possible. You can study and research an area to great depths...
Almost There

Almost There

When I was checking my bag at JfK in New York, I was showing my passport to the person working for Air France, and he noticed my visa for Chad. I’m not 100% sure, but when he noticed the visa and the area where it said “humanitarian” his eyes seemed...