Passport and visa applications have been sent, aspiration statement and resume are finished!  All that paperwork is done (for the time being).  Now I have to focus on sorting out all the crap I own and packing 27 months worth into a hundred pounds and getting rid of as much of the rest as I can.  Is it possible?

My bout with "malaria" was short-lived.  After a few days I feel a lot better, though I still have no appetite.  On the bright side, I seem to have lost all those pounds I packed on eating anything and everything.  I think I'm back to my normal weight.  I'll have to try on those jeans to find out.

People say that men have a tendency to lose weight in the Peace Corps, while women tend to gain.  How do you think I'll turn out?