Here is the quick update that I hope will suffice as my catch up, and spur me on to writing once again. My apologies for the trivial and possibly uninteresting details.
I spent a wonderfully fantastic month in France. I started to write some musings on my blog, tidbits about Paris, our jaunts to the coast, and the uncanny dining abilities of the French, but was entirely too distracted by said things. Thus, here I am, already returned from France, albeit a little plumper than before.
Back in Oregon I am reveling in a few things: the proximity of my family and friends, the abrupt transition to autumn weather, and the prospect of the next wondrous opportunity.
Next week I will take a plane from Portland (with a 12 hour layover in Amsterdam- my third attempt to see the city insh'allah will be the charm...) to Nairobi, where Johann will meet and escort me back to Tanzania. There are a handful of job and internship opportunities in good old Arusha that I am trying to pursue through various connections. I am very eager to get some experience in the field, as I have recently been learning through interviews and published reports, that a graduate degree in peace and conflict areas does not adequately prepare one for the job market. Im curious where that report was hiding when I signed up for school. Anyway, I digress.
An old friend of mine recently posted on her blog the following Mark Twain quote (apparently it is making its rounds inspiring various people, and I am the most recently effected):
[Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.]
I'm fortunate enough to have the opportunity to take him literally. So here goes. Wish me luck.
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