Below are highlights of my conversation with Allen: * Educating us on the different Marines insignia * How and why he got into the Marines? * When did he find out that he was going to the Iraq war? * <a href='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Denciie5oA'>Watch the trailer &apos;12 Strong&apos; that he referenced during our conversation.</a> * Experiencing the Iraq war in person * <a href='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9Pq5JZ2Fd8'>The Battle of Marjah - HBO Documentary. </a> * Learn about the <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pashtun_tribes'>Pashtun tribe</a>.  * Discussing the coping mechanism(s) that he used to mask his mental health battle.  * Being deployed to the Afghanistan war on his birthday.  * The firefight with the Taliban that almost cost him his life.  * Being discharged from the Marines and transitioning to civilian life at 22 years old.  * His battle with PTSD and Suicide.  * His spiritual encounters with God.Thank you for listening to this episode. If you enjoyed the episode, please subscribe and leave a review. This helps the show to get noticed by others and enables the show to grow. Ahsante (thank you in Swahili) for your support. Stay curious. U.I.

Conversation with Elsie Wairimu

My name is U.I. I humbly describe myself as an eccentric. I love long-term travel. The book, Vagabonding is my lodestar. I have created 2 money making ventures. And due to my eccentric nature, I have had my fair share of failures. Lots of them to be exact. The criteria on being a guest on the show are: 1. You have a travelled a fair bit. I believe travel (especially long-term travel) is the best education. 2. You are business-minded. You have created a money making venture. Size is irrelevant. 3. You are willing to share your failure(s) and how you rebounded from it/them. You can expect that every guest have been vetted on this criteria and passed in flying colours. Enjoy the show.