To mark Easter 2010, I am reviving my blog.

It has been an incredible year. In twelve months, I wrapped up my work in Ankara, bid goodbye to some of the best people I have ever met, flew home to start medical school, met new faces, made new friends and fought new battles. I have even started driving! After a whirlwind of events, the dust begins to settle.

Safe from the tumult of emotions afforded by the distance of memories, I can reflect calmly on the past. It was a time for mastering the art of taming the heart, which yearns and frets and rages. It was a time for waiting, for stillness and breathing.