Courtyard Boston Cambridge

... while looking for hotels. I do think however that is was a toss up between Linda and Cole...maybe equal winners.

Andy and Krista then dropped us off at the bus station on 30th Street in the city. On the way however they drove us to the famous "Rocky Stairs" where he runs up them in the movie. Of course we all had a run up them and back down. Linda challenged me to a race to get up and down them which I took on. I gave her a head start and then we were off.......
Not going to ...

... is our last day here. Went to Harvard and MIT this morning to soak in some of those intellectual rays. To be honest, Harvard was a little anti-climactic - sure it's a big campus, but it's just lots of old buildings! The significance wore off quite quickly, same with MIT. But a big thanks to James who showed me a little bit of the 'behind the scenes' stuff in the computer science department!

Heading to DC tomorrow morning..will write again soon!

xox

We leave for New Zealand a week from today. Everything Buzz needs is neatly packed in a rolling duffel bag. Every summer garment I own is piled on the bed in the guest room as I try to decide what to take and what to leave! I need outfits, he just needs clothes! We have our camera, ipod, computer, gps ...

loved the flight, and the hospitality of the BA business class experience. I even had a facial as I though it would be done by a dolly. Then some big gay guy came out to 'facial' me. I was petrified. I have to say that he did a really good job though!!

I REALLY made the most of the free champagne and wine on the flight too. Legs were a bit wobbly on my return to the good old US and A!

... it didn't help that we were in Boston, and she was in Detroit...she urged us to go regardless, but I couldn't get a hold of her doctor to see what he thought,  so - we were prepared to spend some time in Michigan instead of faraway places... when I finally got to talk to her doctor he reassured me that everything was fine, the worst was behind ...

... us knew what we were doing got a brief introduction
at each. It was really interesting, though I wouldn't make a PROFESSION
out of it (just kidding, mom). The last winery had a goat farm, and
there was cheese paired with each of the wines. Also, because there
aren't the tax laws and such, the most expensive bottles of wine at
these places was about $20, the average being R19-R80 ($2.50-$11),
which was probably the best part. What a wonderful place South Africa ...

... 3. I should have gotten Dwight Howard and Carlos Boozer. I am so stupid. After the draft was over, we went to a Bar called Tommy Doyles and a few more drinks. Iloreta's friends were already a little wasted. We were the most sober of the bunch. It's usually the other way around. We ended up staying at Sadeli's house cause the subway stopped working at 12:30 am. Sadeli was really hospitable and told me to chill there as long as i wanted. I guess you always meet god people through good people.

It has now been exactly four years since I first stepped foot in Cotonou, Benin, as a Peace Corps volunteer. I have been back in the States for nearly two years. Much has happened over the past several years. I've traversed an ocean (the Atlantic), a desert (the Sahara), and numerous countries. I've worked on two different continents in a variety of positions. I've been to weddings and funerals and baptisms. I ...

... greeted everyone with his cheery hello in the hope they would buy the newspaper from him. I was amazed at his unbreakable high spirit even with the constant rejection from passers by. The public walked past him like he was invisible, just an empty space. Some didn't even look up and those that did only stared blankly straight through him with stone cold eyes. For four hours I was lucky enough to witness such an amazing person. I thought to myself 'How can this guy be ...

... the evening. 5:00 - At Ed's dorm. I don't know why I thought his name was Greg. He's really a cool guy. I think we met him at one time or another. He showed us where to park and then we chilled in his room for a bit. 6:00 - We met his friends at MIT and then walked up to a Brazilian place. We had a Brazilian BBQ buffet where waiters would come to our table periodically with different kinds of meat and chicken every five minutes. We went up to ...