Tuesday, January 27, 2009

America, the beautiful

Well, there is nothing like a presidential inauguration to baptize you with patriotism and make you want to drink beer, eat hamburgers and fly American flags emblazoned with "Obama is my homeboy."

I was back in the states for a month, long enough to get a little chubby, take at least two hot showers a day and recoup before my last seven months of travel. It was an interesting time to be in the U.S.; a new, black president; a financial crisis; a sense of hope and worry at the same time.

I arrive in New Zealand to spend time with my friends and ease back into travel, before heading to Hong Kong and Nepal. After a month of utter luxury (damn those fleece sheets), I imagine cold showers and dirty clothes will be tough to get back into.

Stay tuned blog friends, I'm back.