A Kish to Remember

Last Sunday, I made my final trip to Kish and everything felt so different. All of a sudden in a long time, there was certainty and not just hope, but realizations of dreams that have long stayed away from me. Now, for all those times that I have been in Kish doing and undoing my life, I am giving one final kiss:

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THE FIRST & FOREMOST
Purpose: To wait for my Tourist Visa back to Dubai
Duration: November 19, 1 night
General Feelings: Excited, it's my first time to visit Kish.
Highlights: Flying on a Fokker 50 plane, Could it really fly?

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THE SECOND & SORRY EXIT
Purpose: To wait for my Tourist Visa back to Dubai
Duration: December 18 to January 21, 35 days
General Feelings: Optimistic amidst diminishing resources & opportinities
Highlights: Unanticipated extended stay. Christmas & New Year in a deserted island. Pinoy Christmas Party by the beach attended by hundreds of other Filipinos tranded in Kish.

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THE THIRD & TIRED EXIT
Purpose: To wait for my Tourist Visa back to Dubai
Duration: March 18 to April 23, 35 days
General Feelings: Still hoping, counting on last chance.
Highlights: Newfound friends. Spending Lent in Kish. Improvised Cooking by the sea. Bonding & Camaraderie.

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THE FOURTH & FRUITFUL EXIT
Purpose: Visa Change to Dubai, from Tourist to Employment
Duration: June 28, 1 night only
General Feelings: Mixed, happy cause I won't stay long and sad cause somehow I will miss Kish and just about everything in it.
Highlight: Seeing a room mate who has been there for almost 80 days.