Aleppo, 2014----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
To: alessia.palieri@gmail.com
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Object: Aleppo, July 19th
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Temporary Volunteer Hospital
Dear sister,
right now I wish I were Emily Dickinson, our beloved poet, writing one of her letters. I have so much to tell you, to explain, and to be forgiven for. I hope I have the chance to talk to you about it all, one day.
I’m lying here on my cot, resting before my shift starts. The medical personnel’s dormitory has no air conditioning and I’m hot and sweaty. The water’s being ratione
