Recently returned from Iraq.
Deployed with the Army National Guard.
Currently a full-time student graduating June 2007 with a B.A. in English.
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+ more bio informationBarack Obama vs. Hillary ClintonThe biggest deciding factor many Americans will have between the running Democratic candidates will be based upon skin color and gender. It's astounding how a surprisingly large number of voters will cast their ballet based on the physical appearance of the candidate.It will be intriguing to se... More..
By far the first thing you may notice is smell. Instantly, you'll realize that cigarette smoke buries itself in clothes, carpets, automobiles, and hair. When you recognize this, you'll wonder how anyone could stand to be near you. And in the future you will also find it difficult to be near other smokers after you've quit.Of ... More..
The most effective way to improve your English is to simply learn another language.This is by far the quickest way I've learned the complicated rules of my first language. Without learning the difference between a noun, verb, and adjective in English, you'll be completely lost in another language! Instructors always speak in ... More..
I miscalculated my adjustment back to the civilian life. After being away from home for 14 months, it seemed so simple to me. My motto was to just "Get back in the saddle!". I had missed all of the little joys we have in our lives as civilians while I was in Iraq that I wanted to devour everything at once. But in that process... More..
The color of your hair smells confusing.Folded inside its own beauty,Writhing through its tiny follicles,Screaming at those closest to their softness,Wanting to break out of this scalp.Those squirts of memories coming upAnd making them sway this way and that.If they could jump into my throat,Wrap themselves around my voice,Mo... More..
My gardening stage is set in the sultry deserts of Iraq. I was stationed there for a year as a National Guards member in 2006. After several months of intensively long work shifts, heat fatigue, and boredom, many people found comfort in the boxes shipped to them from home.I had heard of soldiers receiving seeds or plants in t... More..
One of the advantages of flying into Ben Gurion Airport, Tel Aviv is that it feels as if it's considerably smaller than airports in major American metropolises. Compared to New York, Chicago, and L.A., Ben Gurion is incredibly easy to navigate. Navigation in Ben Gurion is also enhanced by convenient and easily discernible sig... More..
Jami Gibbs
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