BEYONDexistence

As we bounced along the windy dirt road, sitting in the back of a bus heading from Tacloban to Ormoc, my friend asked me, “What’s your reason?” It’s a question that comes up often between friends when you’re all part of a volunteer organization. “I’m lucky enough to be able to.” Not only am I…

“Hurricane Sandy may slam into U.S. East Coast as Halloween week ‘Frankenstorm’” –CBS News headline on October 25, 2012, 9:50pm. I was twenty-one years old, living on Eastern Long Island, New York. I’m something of a weather nerd – clouds amaze me, severe thunderstorm warnings mean ‘grab your keys and camera and get to the beach,’…