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I was actually writing one of the poems that ended up in my book in this photo. My friend Julie took the pic without me realizing it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6212c3f73d8e781ddd625441/17b5af62-757b-4d55-b337-d4ef5b9cba9a/6.jpeg Gallery Morning coffee on the boat, just before yoga on the upper deck! Left to right, Julie, Wendy, and me. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6212c3f73d8e781ddd625441/c70b7c28-71a0-491f-95cc-342fcceede69/2.jpeg Gallery This is where I was spoiled beyond belief - the ScubaSpa Yang. A spectacular vacation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6212c3f73d8e781ddd625441/0304fe18-be2b-4c58-a49e-53a0b8c49f47/7.jpeg Gallery That's Max on the left of the bar, the boat manager, and Shahadat on the right, our bartender and barista. That stool on the right was the one I was sitting on when I got the devastating news that last morning. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6212c3f73d8e781ddd625441/0fc322d4-c60c-4579-991f-d2b76c14948f/8.jpeg Gallery My perfect black coffee and 2 puff cookies that I enjoyed every morning on board. These were the cookies that Wendy and I were delighted to find in that first little market on the island during our time in the "holding cell". https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6212c3f73d8e781ddd625441/11f56d2a-792e-43a6-86ec-299336bb3d53/9.jpeg Gallery My friends took this as they left the boat later that morning. I did not take a photo as I left... it was far too sad and traumatizing. When I left, the staff was all on that next deck up where the plant is, waving and holding their hands to their hearts. Such love. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6212c3f73d8e781ddd625441/68c0d609-c7c3-428a-a519-37e3949a7bea/10.jpeg Gallery That is our Shifaau, our interpreter and guide from the boat, as he led me down the narrow alley streets to the clinic to re-test, in hopes of going home. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6212c3f73d8e781ddd625441/d593c054-5c4a-421c-b26b-ab8354aa631f/11.jpeg Gallery This was a fruit stand I passed on the walk to the clinic that first morning on the island. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6212c3f73d8e781ddd625441/b1dea6a8-54a5-45a6-8dcf-84b5862ca942/12.jpeg Gallery My holding cell, where I waited with Wendy for 6 1/2 hours for my re-test results. This is the whole of it. There was a TV on the wall to the right, across from the foot of the bed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6212c3f73d8e781ddd625441/ae1bab94-296d-4704-b727-b2629589a32c/13.jpeg Gallery Me... I took a selfie of myself, sad, scared and alone, so I could remember and identify with it afterwards. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6212c3f73d8e781ddd625441/ea5b11dd-8561-4c35-9fd6-a95b3ba50bdc/14.jpeg Gallery The front entrance to my quarantine hotel. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6212c3f73d8e781ddd625441/94e9ff30-f6ff-41ba-bc36-5eae838bd738/15.jpeg Gallery The room were I quarantined - my bed, the odd window next to my desk, the makeshift pantry shelf on the right of the desk, the door to the bathroom. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6212c3f73d8e781ddd625441/be3369f5-df9d-409c-93f8-e37c90937847/16.jpeg Gallery The toilet and shower situation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6212c3f73d8e781ddd625441/421ced0b-eaa2-46e8-94a3-bea4b9c3ab46/17.jpeg Gallery My (sometimes shared) terrace. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6212c3f73d8e781ddd625441/c724e39c-6d02-4b0b-9f1e-4077ff57f988/18.jpeg Gallery The street that ran in front of my hotel. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6212c3f73d8e781ddd625441/51fc3f6c-b3c2-455c-b55f-7d4dcaea8607/19.jpeg Gallery That room service meal that I decided to spend my last cash on so I could get myself well when I had diarrhea. I couldn't taste any of it, but it was so beautiful! And I was delighted by the egg on top of my rice - extra protein that I hadn't expected. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6212c3f73d8e781ddd625441/5b4d054b-6c0c-406d-97d8-4ceefb23d47a/20.jpeg Gallery Tuna Mas Huni - Maldivian breakfast https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6212c3f73d8e781ddd625441/2cc27a64-2716-4074-8d02-53c30b7ef93e/21.jpeg Gallery My first meal after the restaurant owner approved me to pay with a credit card - I ordered two meals, I was so hungry. And that fresh squeezed orange juice! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6212c3f73d8e781ddd625441/80b03bc0-7ec9-49d5-ab4b-b615d462cfac/22.jpeg Gallery My warrior bench. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6212c3f73d8e781ddd625441/0f943484-6211-4ee5-96bc-4eabff9e9e79/23.jpeg Gallery The giant bird that wanted my food if I ate outside. I did finally share - you can see the piece of food I put on the ledge for him. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6212c3f73d8e781ddd625441/bbc31091-23ac-4421-9ed8-157ad42bc71f/24.jpeg Gallery Unexpected Beauty. This bloom showed up out of nowhere in the window box of a neighboring apartment's balcony, and the pop of color took my breath away. Hope springs eternal. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6212c3f73d8e781ddd625441/3363247f-a216-44b6-9a81-1c5288a74ee4/25.jpeg Gallery A woman walking along the beach one morning, in her full burka. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6212c3f73d8e781ddd625441/69a19ed7-4514-4df0-b97c-bde25e35fbf7/26.jpeg Gallery The women swimming in the sea with their foam noodles to hold them afloat, some kicking as they lay in the shallow surf. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6212c3f73d8e781ddd625441/4b5846a5-9d67-4945-a1c0-fcbe98301749/27.jpeg Gallery The first thing I could taste - an apple slice! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6212c3f73d8e781ddd625441/554f218c-5bc0-45e2-8d14-605dfc7d524d/28.jpeg Gallery The fresh tuna kabobs that I loved. This was my favorite meal, but they didn't have it in most of the time. I got to have it a 2nd time, on a particularly celebratory day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6212c3f73d8e781ddd625441/8f3a1830-e0d4-4241-911f-0af0367a6ac0/29.jpeg Gallery The slice of coconut cake that I splurged on that day I was feeling so happy and hopeful. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6212c3f73d8e781ddd625441/fb39d2f0-858b-439d-9808-d9e71cc2f877/30.jpeg Gallery Sunrise through the trees over the Sea. This was my view from my bed each morning. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6212c3f73d8e781ddd625441/6eda9258-e7e0-4f73-8465-ac66e655e93f/31.jpeg Gallery The dead lizard covered in ants on my terrace that last morning. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6212c3f73d8e781ddd625441/8b431f08-3699-4490-bb37-bd85c1785755/32.jpeg Gallery The last sunrise as I walked the beach the morning I would leave the hotel. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6212c3f73d8e781ddd625441/ef0d5f40-5aa8-4e99-b800-cce76af03d24/33.jpeg Gallery Sahin and I, the last day. I didn't get a photo with Rubel because my taxi arrived so fast. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6212c3f73d8e781ddd625441/70b13a51-8676-4c8a-b54d-86e9bee1daf0/34.jpeg Gallery The pool at the day-pass hotel where I calmed myself before returning to the airport. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6212c3f73d8e781ddd625441/aa729e0b-628f-4511-97d2-9e57fc40cd74/35.JPG Gallery My tribe... oh my sweet tribe. Waiting for my arrival at the Denver airport. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6212c3f73d8e781ddd625441/7d51a38d-0672-45e1-b702-a4088bc9a270/36.JPG Gallery I am HOME! This was at the airport baggage claim, just before going to get champagne. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6212c3f73d8e781ddd625441/00cf4bb3-3cab-4c35-a579-b6704b9b8133/37.jpeg Gallery My friends and family had stocked my fridge and filled my home with balloons and flowers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6212c3f73d8e781ddd625441/91c1a0f2-1743-420c-89a0-0cd21f6fcb67/38.jpeg Gallery I mean... REALLY stocked my fridge! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6212c3f73d8e781ddd625441/8adbcb2f-64b9-44f9-8881-a95849c6b282/39.JPG Gallery My fur babies, Noelle and Nicki! So happy to see me - and it was mutual! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6212c3f73d8e781ddd625441/4f66c495-75a8-4fe3-8e32-def5ba40e703/40.jpeg Gallery That first night of softness in my puppy pile with blankets and pillows. https://www.janinevalentine.com/resources daily 0.75 2025-08-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6212c3f73d8e781ddd625441/7e45293f-f6ac-48ff-bfa5-f038d602a95c/with+tan+bg.png Resources - Lovetuner is a meditation device that reduces stress and relieves anxiety by connecting your exhale to 528hz Solfeggio Love frequency. I mentioned this tool in my book, and I own and use mine regularly. 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