Set in the modern day, 24-year old British soldier, Hedrick, recently completed six-months of training in Belize. He was stationed in the British Army Training Support Unit (BATSUB). His romantic interest, fellow Brit, Elsalyn, is a relief worker and medical trainee in Bajo Chiquito, Panama. Hedrick has it all figured out. He is traversing (having begun in Necoclí, Columbia) the famed and infamous Darién Gap alongside migrants–basically as an educational trip for himself. Then, never shy for drama, at the trail’s end he will find himself at Elsalyn’s feet. This voice memo was recorded just hours before the two would unite.
**This story is more based in reality than many I have created.**
Below the personal links — are news links and information about Darién Gap (specifically, I used these as inspiration and inspiration in creating the podcast story).
More of me — http://linktr.ee/geoffreylittle
SPECIFIC POINTS OF CONNECTION:
Podcast website: www.theattentionist.com
Email me: l i l w h q at gmail dot com
Twitter: @geofflittle and @theattentionist
Instagram: @littlegeo
Music – Geoffrey Braxton Little Saboteurs of Self (2022) album – streaming in full:
Apple Music https://music.apple.com/us/artist/geoffrey-braxton-little/404115830
Spotify https://open.spotify.com/artist/1BfMc2BVIl6boYRdVBXBbG
My short stories book Summers (2009): https://www.amazon.com/Summers-Geoffrey-Little/dp/1442146680
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ARTICLES AND RESOURCES
Great article https://www.cfr.org/article/crossing-darien-gap-migrants-risk-death-journey-us
News story mentioned toward end of podcast episode https://qcostarica.com/number-of-migrants-crossing-the-darien-gap-in-january-quadrupled/
This CBS video had a huge impact on this story – one of first things I saw about the Darién early this year. Honestly, I’d never heard of this whole thing until January 2023 <facepalm>. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzRcf1MTHfU
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