I'M BAAAAAACK!

Greetings from my friends,' Dan & Nicole's, home in Bethesda, MD!!!

After a quick stay in Kuala Lumpur last week I caught a flight up to Bangkok for a final night out (with Ed & Gemma!!). Then I caught my flights back to Johannesburg, South Africa (via Doha, Qatar in the Middle East where the Duty Free shop included a car section with Mercedes & Audis on display!). I stayed one night in Joberg with the immensely generous & lovely Sands family , then caught a flight up to Paris, and finally one from Paris over to Newark. WHEW! I was exhausted, but it was a beautiful sunny afternoon, and flying in I got to see the Manhattan skyline and even Lady Liberty -- a fantastic welcome back to the States!

As the U.S. air travel Gods would have it, however, getting from Newark down to DC proved to be next to impossible. After nearly five hours in the Newark airport I found myself hanging on by a very thin thread as they announced yet another delay to my final 38-minute-long flight. But I finally made it back, and my luggage arrived the following morning, so all is well now. (Huge thanks to Paul O'Neill who took me in that first night and supplied me with Ambien!)

So now the real games begin as I get to select a new home city, determine a new place to live, find a new job and just generally set up shop. I look forward to reconnecting with all of you reading this blog in the process. Chat soon!

xoxo,
Mere