Yemen Stories


The Numbers

Yemen- As this is my last rotation Yemen I thought I would look back to see if I could figure out some key numbers or at least here are some estimates: The numbers: 7.8 – Years that I spent in Yemen 47-Rotations to Yemen 2 - B2B’s (Back to Backs) 2 – B2B’s with Belgian Roots 0 - How many people I knew with Belgian roots before Marty and Dan ...


Seriously sir, your boarding pass says Yemen. Where are you really going.

I don’t think they keep stats on road kills but if they did I think from my parents place in Cape Breton to the Halifax Airport would be the road kill capital of the world. Might be worthy of a billboard. On the trip there and back I saw at least 4,000 dead porcupines, 2000 skunks, 1000 unknown species, 1 coyote, 1 bear and I am not making this up,...


None of this is true

My buddy Eric is a much better writer than me and gives great insight in what it is like to live in the West African nation of Cameroon. I have stolen his story and replaced it with Yemen. This is my story. Sorry, it’s been a while since my last journal entry. I actually wrote something a while ago about security, safety, jungle justice, and theft i...


Back in Yemen

My Six Day Trip into Yemen by Frank MacDonald I thought it would be like every other trip that I made into Yemen. Oh Little Frankie with your country boy naivety When we got into Dubai I was told that there was a storm passing through South Yemen and now had to go to Sana’a. Once we made it through customs it was 1:00am and now we had a 5:00 am p...