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I have been in constant motion since I left Loren on Friday morning at 6AM. Had a fabulous time with Loren: dusty, fabulous camping safari and gorgeous, chilled-out, relaxing beachtime. So good to see someone from home and hear all the gossip, chitchat about all and chitchat about nothing. I wish more of you would come and visit! But, sadly, I have no takers for India, except maybe Wendy.......... (fingers crossed).

Uganda and Rwanda –An Impromptu Trip December, 2004

Lasulo
2006-01-06 18:08:45

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I have been in constant motion since I left Loren on Friday morning at 6AM. Had a fabulous time with Loren: dusty, fabulous camping safari and gorgeous, chilled-out, relaxing beachtime. So good to see someone from home and hear all the gossip, chitchat about all and chitchat about nothing. I wish more of you would come and visit! But, sadly, I have no takers for India, except maybe Wendy.......... (fingers crossed).

So, to be me or not to be me; that is the question. From Friday till Tuesday, there is not one person who would have wanted to be me. From Tuesday until today, I think most people would agree that being me was pretty damn good. Here's why:

To Not Be Me - The Three Bs

1. Bedbugs: Good night. Sleep tight. Don't let the bedbugs bite. This is not a fairy tale that your mother used to sing you to sleep with. It is pure and utter and horrible truth. After Kate left, Loren and I changed rooms and discovered after the second night that we were being ravaged by bedbugs during the night. They are microscopic bed insects that come out at night and feed on the poor person trying to get some sleep. I counted 22 bites on one leg and 31 on the other. The rest of my back and bum are also a wreck. A week later and I can still not stop scratching. Apparently, like chicken pox, they scar. Well, I will certainly have scars. YUCK! I also have discovered a worm burrowed into the top of one of my toes. A girl I met from Sweden is a doctor of infectious diseases and says it's hookworm and not dangerous and to go the pharmacy and show them and they will give me medication. GROSS!

2. Buses I have been in four countries over the past week to mission to Rwanda to see the gorillas. My first bus ride was supposed to be 24 hours but turned into 30 hours. The daytime hours on the bus were quiet (read: no ...