Questions for Ian Shank

• Did you have this piece in second person from the very beginning or was there a draft with it in the first person? What made you decide to keep/change it to second person?
• While writing, how do you choose which details to include and which to leave out? Is there anything that was left out of this piece?
• Did you write this while at the hostel at all or was it written after the trip? Which would you recommend, writing while the details are fresh or after having time to reflect over them?