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Jan. 31st, 2003 02:53 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
jdmkleinThis Travel Warning is being issued to alert Americans to increased
security concerns in Kuwait and to the fact that the Department of
State has authorized the departure of family members and non-
emergency personnel at the U.S. Embassy on a voluntary basis. Private
American citizens currently in Kuwait should evaluate rigorously
their own security situation and are strongly urged to consider
departing.
...
On January 30 the Department of State authorized the departure of
family members and non-emergency personnel of the U.S. Embassy in
Kuwait on a voluntary basis. U.S. consular personnel remain available
to provide emergency information and services to American
citizens.
i am not leaving yet. It is not time.
i sent a message to my family members alerting them to the travel advisory. i don't want them to be anymore nervous than necessary. Master says this is the third voluntary evac since He's been here, and that there has been one mandatory embassy evacuation, when the embassy closed down completely. This volunteer one is a full evolution below an embassy closure and there are a few more levels above that.
i called some of the members on my warden's list, those i know don't have a computer at home. No one i spoke with is going to leave right now. i asked Master just exactly what it would be that would make Him leave. If the Kuwaitis started fighting amonst themselves, Shi'ite against Sun'i or Beduoin against Arab, He would leave. If Hussien fired scuds at Kuwait, and somehow one got through, He would leave. He doesn't believe the war will be long. He is not the be all end all of information about this part of the world. He does, however, have more experience in warfare, life in the Middle East, and politics. He has not ever said i can't leave until He says, He's never said He would tell me when to go. He has always made it very clear that this is one thing that is my decision alone. i have decided it's not time yet for me to go.
It will be a bit more stressful for me in the near future. My head says i'm in no danger. He, he, they haven't started shooting women yet. Not funny, but the truth. i read in the paper the MOE is suggesting that Muslim families take in single American teachers to help them through this time. Be good for both cultures to share their lives with each other. i think that is a good idea, i don't see it happening.
Unfortunately i am most often ruled by my heart. My physical health is suffering. i think of Mother last year when she was going through the divorce. Her health suffered mightily. My chest feels as if there was a wide band around it, tightening. i've been waking up in the morning with a headache. This is sinus i'm sure, but why now, i don't understand. i have been having cramps in the soles of my feet, and my left index finger has learned a new trick. It has a twitch. i don't like these things, but it is not time to leave. i am not complaining. i am documenting my reactions to this situation. i've been practicing breathing for relaxation. It is working. i have lots and lots of nervous energy. i have to find an outlet for that. i'm thinking of riding. Now i have the problem of deciding whether to ride in the early morning when it is dark, so the traffic not so thick, or ride in daylight and risk becoming street pizza.
i'm gone
security concerns in Kuwait and to the fact that the Department of
State has authorized the departure of family members and non-
emergency personnel at the U.S. Embassy on a voluntary basis. Private
American citizens currently in Kuwait should evaluate rigorously
their own security situation and are strongly urged to consider
departing.
...
On January 30 the Department of State authorized the departure of
family members and non-emergency personnel of the U.S. Embassy in
Kuwait on a voluntary basis. U.S. consular personnel remain available
to provide emergency information and services to American
citizens.
i am not leaving yet. It is not time.
i sent a message to my family members alerting them to the travel advisory. i don't want them to be anymore nervous than necessary. Master says this is the third voluntary evac since He's been here, and that there has been one mandatory embassy evacuation, when the embassy closed down completely. This volunteer one is a full evolution below an embassy closure and there are a few more levels above that.
i called some of the members on my warden's list, those i know don't have a computer at home. No one i spoke with is going to leave right now. i asked Master just exactly what it would be that would make Him leave. If the Kuwaitis started fighting amonst themselves, Shi'ite against Sun'i or Beduoin against Arab, He would leave. If Hussien fired scuds at Kuwait, and somehow one got through, He would leave. He doesn't believe the war will be long. He is not the be all end all of information about this part of the world. He does, however, have more experience in warfare, life in the Middle East, and politics. He has not ever said i can't leave until He says, He's never said He would tell me when to go. He has always made it very clear that this is one thing that is my decision alone. i have decided it's not time yet for me to go.
It will be a bit more stressful for me in the near future. My head says i'm in no danger. He, he, they haven't started shooting women yet. Not funny, but the truth. i read in the paper the MOE is suggesting that Muslim families take in single American teachers to help them through this time. Be good for both cultures to share their lives with each other. i think that is a good idea, i don't see it happening.
Unfortunately i am most often ruled by my heart. My physical health is suffering. i think of Mother last year when she was going through the divorce. Her health suffered mightily. My chest feels as if there was a wide band around it, tightening. i've been waking up in the morning with a headache. This is sinus i'm sure, but why now, i don't understand. i have been having cramps in the soles of my feet, and my left index finger has learned a new trick. It has a twitch. i don't like these things, but it is not time to leave. i am not complaining. i am documenting my reactions to this situation. i've been practicing breathing for relaxation. It is working. i have lots and lots of nervous energy. i have to find an outlet for that. i'm thinking of riding. Now i have the problem of deciding whether to ride in the early morning when it is dark, so the traffic not so thick, or ride in daylight and risk becoming street pizza.
i'm gone
