Mar 14 2008
Ineshke Waterfall
While in Dahuk with Glenn, Gee took us to Ineshke to see the waterfalls. According to Gee, Saddam had these falls created for his own private resort. Once again, Saddam had all of the original inhabitants of the area removed before building his resort. The area today is rundown and neglected.
While I was in Dahuk, I had the pleasure of meeting Gee’s family. Gee’s real name is Ghufran. He is originally from Dahuk. In 1986, he ended up in Nashville, Tennessee. While in Nashville, he met Ravin, who also happened to be from Dahuk. They were later married and now have 4 children: Mateen (son - 13); Avahi (daughter - 11); Ragur (son - 8); and Vajin (son - 5). The kids are Americans through and through.
Gee calls me Boss. I told Gabe this, and now Gabe likes to call me Boss every now and then. When Gee was working in Mosul, I had promised him that I would move him to the Dahuk office at some point. When that finally happened, he moved his family from Tennessee to Dahuk. I kept promising to get back up to Dahuk to visit his family, so Gee kept telling his kids that Boss was going to visit. When I finally made good on my promise, I had a blast with the Barzanis. As I was leaving, Ragur, the 8-year old, said “Bye, Boss”. I think Ragur and Gabe could be good friends!
The tv looks like it is off…I think this is your first picture of a tv in your visits to places without it being on. How often do you see Gee now that he is in Dahuk and how far is his office from yours? What a great member of your team.
It takes from 1 1/2 to 2 hours to travel to the Dahuk office, depending on the security situation. My goal is to get to Dahuk and Erbil about once a month, but I probably only get up once every other month.
Gee will be moving his family back to Tennessee this summer, after school is out.
I wouldn’t mind a waterfall like that in my yard, minus the associated tyranny etc.
A home with you in it and no tyranny? What happened to your “This family is not a democratic institution” mantra?
Your right Mugs. I now feel guilty for selling autocracy short, thankyou for your support. Cheers Karl