First glimpse of Africa
January 9th 2006 Hello. I am writing from Africa.
Right now - I'm writing by hand and then e-transposing - I am surrounded by banana and plantain trees riffling in the breeze; the smell of goat is in my nostrils; there is sun on my face and mud on my shoes; and free-range chickens are ranging pretty freely.
(But before I continue: thanks to everyone who has written me since my first journal posting: famil
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