Departures “That boat represents everything I have worked for over the past fifty years. It is a shining example of our people’s perseverance. It is freedom. Opportunity. Survival. A small 30 foot vessel with a hundred people packed together. I had never been so scared in my life...” An old man told me this once. At first glance, he didn’t look much of anything, appearing short, wrinkly, and frail. We were walking until he saw a peculiar, shoddy boat...