I understand entirely your comment on the expatriot issue. No sweat there.

For whatever the hell it's worth I too am an expatriot, and spell it however the hell you want.

Loved your telling of an amazing story. I-d love to know what musical instruments you make and are you involved in this. Not my business , just curious. Blame your writing ha!

Hope you-re dealing with the cancer, I share in the experience, melanoma, stage 3 or 4 whatever that meant. Now clear.

Your 'telling' style is easy to follow, pleasant to read. I will add by saying: it's nice to see you avoid falling into hysterics, (though you could because of the experiences).

Thanks for sharing

Tom