Ok, having been on the receiving end of one of these travel post things, I know how excruciating it can be (“Ohmigod, outer Mongolia is, like, the coolest place, and like I’m always totally drunk and we saw this, like, amazing building and now I’m digging a well”), but it’s dawning on me that I may have to run the risk of writing one. For one thing, some of you have actually requested further news of how things are going here; and in any case, being 22 now, I feel it is important not to let the social downward spiral begin immediately. Please feel no obligation to read (there will be no quizzes) but hope it fills in anyone who is interested/at a loose end/at the masochistic end of the spectrum. Also, feel free to give
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