livejournal it is
so it looks like i'll use livejournal to post about my ghana trip instead of switching blogging platforms. as somebody pointed out, it is nice to have all of my travel entries in one place, and time is now running out for me to learn something new. i leave in a week and a half, and after looking outside this morning to see snow on the ground, i feel ready to leave tomorrow! planning a february trip to africa and missing out on two weeks of harsh winter may have been my best decision yet! more later...