A Mobile Propane Salesman in Baghdad
A merchant's cart in Baghdad. Jen Banbury hide caption
Listener Jen Banbury takes us back to several years ago when she lived in Baghdad as an independent journalist.
She plays a sound that makes her sad and symbolizes the ease with which Westerners could travel the city at that time.
It's the sound of a roving merchant, who banged a beat on propane tanks to alert customers of his presence.