High Tea in Mosul

Since my return from England ,i feel that the turmoil in Iraq is becoming less. I hope this is the truth , The people of Iraq deserve to have some peace in their lives . For to long the iraqi people have known only war and struggle, and I hope this is a time for change . Last week one of my dearest friends went to Portugal for a week and through todays technology I was able to keep track of her flight. When I told her she was amazed and then her second reaction was is nothing private anymore . The fact is,in today’s world we can just about see preety much anything at anytime ,any place any where and when we stop to think,is it all a good thing . Somethings should be private . Maybe we should sometimes take a stepback and just enjoy the time,who knows we might enjoy it once in a while .
Susan

Here in Duhok like the rest of Iraq the weather is changing . Not like the Summer when it was impossible to go out in the afternoon.I love the winter in duhok , the smell when it rains for the first time . Not much has changed whilst I was away in England , Duhok still move’s at its own pace which is fine by me for I like the peace and quiet . Mosul seems to be calm at the moment and on Friday my friend will come , I hav’nt seen her since I travelled to England so it will be nice to catch up on things .
I still have this longing to go home to England , it is a very stange feeling I have never felt this way before , I want to go home. I think when you reach a certain age ,the yearning for home and the people there is so great that there is little you can do . I have been back just over five weeks and the feeling has not lessened at all.I am working at the university and at the training centre and with the people here and the work ,the time will pass until summer when I will see England once again .