world tour

you wouldn't think, would you, that a trip from washington to madagascar could include stops in newark, amsterdam, paris, AND johannesburg, would you...i wouldn't have thought so either, but now that i've seen parts of just about every quadrant of every hemisphere, my 50-minute turned 13-hour stop in paris is almost over, and i'm finally off to the southern hemisphere. if all goes as scheduled (and who's to say it will...but still) i should be back in madagascar by 5:40 local time tomorrow afternoon. awesome. it'll be nice to finally have an end to a 2-plus-day journey, especially an end that includes LYCHEES (it's lychee season now...and if you've never had lychees, they're just about the best fruit ever).

well, i really don't have time to write a whole lot, i hate to say, because i paid for 30 minutes on this computer and it's nearing its end already, but just know that i'm almost back in madagascar. for those of you who i didn't get to see, regrettably, and those who i did too, my trip home was fantastic, and it was great to see everyone. the trips there and back haven't really been much to write home about (except in the style in which i'm writing now, i guess), but being there was great. ok, i'm off to the gate, and then off to africa! finally! BYEbye!