dispatches from here

made it comfortably across the border into Syria and now in Damascus indefinitely. The bag of meds, through a circuitous route, will eventually (hopefully) be brought to Damascus somewhere aboard a vegetable truck (more details after I get back). In the nterim, blog posts may slow down for a few reasons. First, the internet all across Syria is painfully slow, even at the fastest internet cafes. Uploading pictures may be hopeless. Also, I’ve been told to watch what i say/post, GPS is apparently illegal here, and a bunch of websites are blocked (facebook, youtube, etc). If yo want, my cell phone number here is 00963 (country code) + 991183774.