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| March 10, 2008 |
Home Again
I arrived home last night after a long, long trip. A four hour car ride, twenty-two hours of flight time, and eight hours of waiting in airports over a 40-hour time period left me more than a little tired. It's just after 8 AM, and the family has gone to school and work. I'm headed that direction in a few minutes too, as I have a meeting this morning that I don't want to miss.
My trip went so smoothly, all flights on time, and no problems with my baggage or customs. Johannesburg's airport has a bad reputation for items being stolen out of luggage. In Los Angeles I had to claim my bags, all of which were quickly off the plane. I had an export form (which I had learned about from my trip on the USNS Comfort) and that helped expedite me through customs. I thought TSA might open the cases there in LA, but when I arrived in Boise, all the cases were still sealed. That surprised me, considering the amount of cables and electronics that are in the cases.
So, I'm back, working on getting in the groove of life again. The thing is, to a large degree, I want to keep that from happening. I didn't drink coffee on the trip, didn't stare at my computer screen eight hours a day, drank a lot of water, and generally was out of the rat race that I participate in here. I'm thankful for the chance to have been overseas again for a while. It's good to bring perspective, both for my personal life, and my work activities.
Posted by David at March 10, 2008 08:11 PM