Thirdworld

The Pashmerga Says No Pictures

The Pashmerga, the Kurdish police and security officers were everywhere. At intersections. At fountains. At soccer games. There were never any less than four guards at the gates of our compound, which includes ten-foot high walls. There were always two or three in front of the school, where our couchsurfing host taught English. During the [...]

Read the full article →

Mom, Dad, Don’t Freak Out. We’re in Iraq.

Not Baghdad, Iraq. Northern Iraq. Kurdish Iraq. Kurdistan, if you will. And we found plenty of research, testimonials and even an English-teaching couchsurfer by the name of Josh Overcast before we made our decision to be tourist pioneers. Oh the places we’re willing to go. On our second night in Iraq, we danced to Madonna’s [...]

Read the full article →