Chapters

CHAPTER THIRTY-ONE For the most part I was doing okay in Sonora. I had made some friends, I enjoyed my work, and there was plenty to do...

CHAPTER THIRTY-TWO I moved again in the beginning of 1997, this time becoming roommates with my friend Seth and his younger brother Jim....

CHAPTER THIRTY-THREE After leaving Turkey for the US, I had kept in touch with one of my childhood friends from Karsiyaka, a guy named...

CHAPTER THIRTY-FOUR In 1998, after we had lived together for a couple of months, Metin moved out of the house we were sharing to live...

CHAPTER THIRTY-FIVE After living in my new place for several months, I was very much enjoying life. Mike, Ken, and Chris were good...

CHAPTER THIRTY-SIX One day at work, I fell into conversation with two young customers named Melissa and Maria. Melissa was Asian and,...

CHAPTER THIRTY-SEVEN It was early 1999 and the idea of joining the US Air Force was having a powerful effect on my mind. It seemed like a...

CHAPTER THIRTY-EIGHT It was late April 1999, and the time had come for me to leave for Air Force basic training. Melissa and I had only...

CHAPTER THIRTY-NINE I was going to have to go through three full months of technical school in order to train for my job with the Air...

CHAPTER FORTY Although I had gotten used to my knee aching, it was still bothering me. I was actually able to play soccer and basketball...