I so loved reading this. Just to learn what it was like on the ground in such a beautiful city, destroyed. What it felt like, away from the headlines and news clips the rest of us saw.

And I love the comparison to a dysfunctional relationship. Yes, we can get away. Yes, we must make the best decision for ourselves, right?

I've had to do this, not with my country, but with jobs. Relationships. Ways of life. You don't know the place you'll wind up, or in what condition; but you know there's a step you can take, wherever you are, no matter how small, toward something better for you.

Applauded and followed, Yvonne.