There's no place like home for the holidays
Another year has flown by, and now, writing you from the cozy air-conditioned room in the Gobojango Health Post, I am happy to say that I am extremely satisfied with where my life is right now. I had the great opportunity to go home for the holidays. Let me tell you, there really is no place like home for the holidays…it was exactly what I needed and satiated some of my cravings. The most unfortunate part about arriving home is the actual travel to get there… I started my journey the Thursday before my flight was to depart. Since I had a doctor’s appointment that day, I figured I would remain in the capital for a few days until I had to head south to catch a flight. Though this may sound appealing, the couch surfing situation and homelessness aspect of it wasn’t as appealing as I originally thought. I felt like such a mooch! (Although, I’m not going to lie, it was pretty enjoyable when I stayed with volunteers who were h...