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At Large: Part Two – Welcome Home
Bright Onapito
When life hands you lemons, you can use them to light up a bulb. After we landed in Nairobi, I made a stop over at the cockpit. Captain O and First Officer T were busy completing their post-flight checklist when I interrupted them. We caught up for a bit, but I couldn’t stay long because…
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At Large: Part One – ABP
Bright Onapito
Pilots are just glorified truck drivers Captain O The flight to Nairobi should have been uneventful. Or so I thought. I mean, it’s only a forty-five minute commute between Entebbe and Jomo Kenyatta. But fate would have it that I happened to be seated next to an emergency exit. Standard protocol dictates that if you…
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The Road to Nirvana
Bright Onapito
What I have learned from a traveler, there’s no road that can lead to Nirvana. There’s a world to discover, but home is love. Slow Up by Jacob Banks Sometime in February 2023, I was watching National Geographic (arguably my favorite channel). That night as a stretched my legs on the couch, I ominously followed…