Someone recently mentioned to me their theory that my mother tends to classify everything that doesn't go exactly right as "an experience." ;) As if I hadn't had enough experiences in the past month, or year for that matter, I'm in the middle of a brand new one.

In case any of you imagine that I'm blogging from Atlanta which is approximately where I'm supposed to be right about now...you'd be off by several thousand miles. I'm actually still in North Africa which is where I've been sojourning for the past week. One of the experiences I'll be trying very hard not to repeat in the future is to travel overseas for any length of time without bringing my own laptop -- serious pain in the rear when you're trying to blog everyday! I figured I could take a one-week blogging hiatus no problem and have had a lovely time since leaving the rest of the group last week in Egypt. However, by yesterday evening I was fairly well ready to get back to the States. My friend and I were figuring out which train to take to the airport when we decided we'd better double-check my ticket to make sure we arrived early enough.

My plane left at 12:55am. On the 16th. ie., about 15 hours before! After a moment of pure shock that I'd made one of the more elementary mistakes in travel, I laughed on and off for the rest of the evening. Thankfully I don't have a regular job to get back to because all the flights back are full until the 24th. I have to think it's a God thing that neither myself nor my two more experienced international traveling companions thought of the 12:55 dilemma -- but maybe that's just me trying to assuage my ego. :p

Regardless, I'll be sojourning for another week before returning to the States. Other than having some concerns over my poor neglected pet, I'm thrilled to have more time here. We'll see a few more sights and have many more chats. The best thing -- my shopping is already done! ;) I've figured out a way to blog and get some other work done, so I think I'll be back to my usual schedule -- but no promises since I'm fairly well out of my element here!