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oh, by the way.....
Well, Greetings from El Fasher.
In case we have not IM’ed or talked recently, I got my visa for Sudan. I arrived in Khartoum about 10 days ago. I got into El Fasher a day later. The visa was a surprise, and not an unpleasant one. Other than leaving my new house in Addis, which was just about perfect, and packing in really big hurry, I have no real ( Read more... ) -
Favorite Things
So I made a pact with myself in April. I noticed this trend; maybe you all saw it too. I was b*tching a whole lot. To such an extent, that when I re-read my posts, I wanted to tell myself to, “get over yourself and stop whining." My pact was not to post anything until I had something positive to say.
So......I did not post for all of April. Guess ( Read more... ) -
Candy, hearts and flowers, oh my!
While I generally am very anti-Valentine's day and all the hetero-normative, consumerist implications that come with it. Today because of the snow and a generally lovely afternoon, I feel the urge to say....
HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY !!!
You all know I luv ya.
~Luce (2/14/09)
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Snow men with olives for eyes
Dude, it is snowing here. Really snowing. In Bari, an hour north of Brindisi, I walked the streets while it snowed. At 8 Am it looked like a normal day, then at 10 Am as I sat having coffee with friends it began. Big fluffy Christmas card worthy snowflakes. Followed by Icy delicious mini hail balls. It went back and forth between snow and hail ( Read more... ) -
Buon Natale
Merry Christmas From Rome!!!!
I am having a great Christmas. Rome is great. Seeing my mom is even better. So much to say not sure where to start. But I ran errands, spent time at Trevi Fountain, walked through open air markets, went to Midnight Mass at Saint Peter's Basilica and had a generally great time.
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Dirty stories are not allowed
This town and the UN are conservative. Nothing crazy or scary, just traditional and conservative. I find myself desperately wanting to tell all the funny stories about me and my friends then I have to remind myself that this is not the time or the place for the "Oh my Dad" story. Basically ( Read more... ) -
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Training Days
So I have been here a week. Brindisi, Italy is the location for the United Nations Logistic Base, which is located on an Italian military basf. Yes heterosexual ladies and Gay men, I am surrounded daily by Italian fighter pilots, IN UNIFORM! (Commence drooling). Brindisi is a small town. Kind of cute, but lacks that undefinable quality that takes a ( Read more... ) -
Packing & Travel
Well it had to happen eventually. I finished packing all my stuff, or at least as much of it as I could. I left a small amount of chaos for my mom to contend with, but that will be ok. thanks to all of you who came by to help me pack. I would still be sitting in a pile of chaos without your help ( Read more... )