Well... I decided after reading my friend Geoff's AMAZING blog of his time in Japan, that I should get used to using this blog before I actually depart. For those who don't know where I'm going, I'll give you the low down. My dates of travel are Jan 4th-"end of May", which i'm sure you know is coming up very soon. I will soon be knee deep in packing, getting money in various currencies, realizing how little money i have (haha! i'll be fine, really.), and trying to cope with the knowledge that "wow, i'm actually doing this". I'm going it alone, mainly, although my last leg of the trip will be in Kenya and Tanzania where my dear mother plans to join me for two weeks' work in Kisumu AIDS orphanages and two weeks travelling
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