I didn't stay home for long because I'd madeapromise to Bubba, and I always tryto keep my promise, so I went on downto Bayou La Batre to meet Bubba's family.

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"I will come back just after a year, because I can't stay home for that long, " she added.

BBC: May's leap is just enough

Mr. MELDRUM: Well, I managed to stay as long as I did because I had, you know, established Zimbabwe as my home, and I had a permanent residence in Zimbabwe.

NPR: 'Where We Have Hope': A Journalist on Zimbabwe