africa or bust!!!!!

so it's been almost a year since i posted one of these things -- and boy has alot happened. after i left the philippines, i had a really hard time readjusting to life here in the u.s.. it was so strange to come back to panama city, wearing a big white back brace, i smelled and looked bad, my tastes had changed, my ability to relate to people had changed and i was really confused about it all. after a few months things got back to "normal" and i moved back down to orlando. i was so excited to go back down to my old college town and have lot's of fun -- but things there weren't quite as i had expected them to be either. all of my old roommates and friends had moved away, and i ended up renting a room from a really odd girl -- i tried talking to her, but she was having none of it -- and would just go into her room and lock the door. it sucked, but turned out to be a good thing, as she was not a distraction for me with school. that's when i discovered myspace -- i found alot of old friends, and harrassed alot of my new ones. going back to school was a little tricky at first too. i had lost all ability to pay attention and focus -- while that was a good thing in the philippines, sitting through meetings and other events that seemed neverending -- but here in the states, i really needed to pay attention. so i started drinking coffee by the gallon (i'm totally not kidding), and only recently quit, since i started having chest pains due to the absurd amount of caffine running through my system. i completed 2 semesters back at the university of central florida, and for the first time in my life feel like i am headed in the right direction -- dc, by way of africa. i'm spending the next month teaching at a school in western uganda. and am restarting this blog to keep in touch with everyone while i'm away. anyhoo -- the point of all of my ramblings is that being med sep'd early from pc, ending up being a really good thing. and most of you know that i was going to et anyways -- i'm still not sure if i would have had the balls to do it though. so i'll try to keep this blog updated with fun africa pic's and weekly updates. safe travels to you all -- keep in touch, lindsey