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In reply to the discussion: My nephew is back in DC for a short visit from Kyiv [View all]Hortensis
(58,785 posts)49. Amazing person. No place for lightweights at all.
Easy to make a connection between speaking Arabic and Nigeria in general, if not that part, and also to believe someone who could do well there would be well equipped to handle Ukraine. All the best to him, DFW.
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Assuming you can get documents and a visa (hell, I don't even know if they ask for one these days)
DFW
Nov 2022
#3
Being able to chat at length without giving anything personal or important away can be a
highplainsdem
Nov 2022
#22
How exciting and terrifying to be in the middle of all that. I wish him the best.
Srkdqltr
Nov 2022
#5
I'm glad he could make it home safely to be with his family. Kudos to him for the work he's
highplainsdem
Nov 2022
#21
You are never full of *it, and your links are always good. May he & all your multilingual, far-flung
Hekate
Nov 2022
#31
Great full post, again. And we apologize for sometimes being chumps and not owning up to our mistake
erronis
Nov 2022
#33