Six months out of the field and he was already turning soft.

It took four months and $100,000 to turn the apartment into the kind of home they wanted.

But as the months of war turned into years, it became clear that Europe alone could not end the conflict.

"The last few months have turned my life upside down."

"But the six months turned into 30 years," he said.

One month of Arabic lessons turned into two, then three and four.

"The 18 months will turn into three years," one guide said.

But the months of rehearsal together turned them into something else.

Three months turned into six, and then it became years.

He got the job, and soon one hike a month turned into four.