Jake Rosmaran

I am currently on board the MV Hondias, and what's happening right now is very real for all of us here.

We're not just a story.

We're not just headlines.

We're people, people with families, with lives, with people waiting for us at home.

There's a lot of uncertainty, and that's the hardest part.

All we want right now is to feel safe.

to have clarity, and to get home.

So if you're seeing coverage about this, just remember that there are real people behind it and that this isn't something happening somewhere far away.

It's happening to us right now.

I just ask for your kindness and understanding.

Thank you.