Made It!

Hi, everyone!

I'm back in the States, after the Malawi jaunt, a day and a half in Dar es Salaam, and way too many hours of traveling (including a great three-hour excursion into Amsterdam in between flights).

In the taxi yesterday, I kept being startled by traffic coming at us from the left side. However, a cab painted with the words, "Don't worry about it," (hakuna matata) made me feel more comfortable. Being out in today's below freezing weather wasn't as bad as I thought it would be, although it was still a far cry from the 100-ish degrees we had in Dar before we left.

My plan is to continue to post as I go through re-entry (as it's apparently called in some circles), reflect more on my trip, and attempt to create a career that addresses some of the issues and problems I've been exposed to over the last two months. I'll make my photos available within the next week or two. (Yes, I'm still on Africa time!)

On a completely unrelated note, if anyone has good ideas about how to go about choosing a new computer, please let me know.

It's about 8 PM, and I'm completely exhausted (it's 4 AM in Tanzania), so I'm going to sign off now.

I look forward to seeing and speaking with many of you soon!
-Jenna