dear EVERYBODY:
It's 3am here on strong island, snowing like blue heck, and I am supposed to be on United Flight 853 to San Francisco at 8:40am. One would think I'd be all packed and asleep, but alas, neither are (is?) the case. I'm headed to San Francisco for Peace Corps "staging," then on to the Philippines, where I will be a Business Advising: Youth Development volunteer.
It's sheer coincidence I'm returning to Asia. (I requested Latin America or a place with access to swimable water.) Over the past couple of months, I've learned more about the Philippines than I thought I'd ever know, and I'm just at the tip of the melted, hot and humid iceberg. I am super excited. I probably couldn't sleep right now anyway.
I've created a weblog to document the experience (with mucho assistance from my computer genius friend Brian.) The address is www.danielbowmansimon.com. It's open 24 hours. (I tried to acquire mandatory.com, but apparently the guy who owns it would rather use it to sell therapeutic gel.) I can't predict how often I'll update it, mainly because I may be assigned to any one (or a handful) of the 7,000+ islands of the Philippines. But check it out, bookmark it, and come back whenever you feel like it. (Alternatively, you can read the weblog using a free, open-source syndicated news aggregator such as AmphetaDesk. But you'll still have to visit the site to see my photos, if I'm able to upload them.)
I could keep going, but I should pack and stretch and pray my flight isn't cancelled.
love,
daniel
P.S. I'll also send out emails periodically, so if you want out, or if you'd prefer I send to a different address, let me know. I'll be happy to oblige.
Posted by dbs at January 28, 2004 03:35 AM