In transit

I'm sitting in Heathrow, having just been gouged into paying more than $15 for a cheeseburger. God travel is fun. I'm also exhausted from the approximately 3 hour sleep I had on the floor of Nick's living room. All in all, Ireland was a fantastic start to the trip and Nick and Hunter couldn't have been better hosts. And on I go...
Fortunately, the fact that I'm so tired takes the edge off my nerves. It's hard to feel sorry for yourself when you can barely keep your eyes open. I feel pretty well prepared for this though. I know that it might be rough at first but I'll be loving it in no time.
One thing that I am curious/nervous about is having an identifiable race for the first time. Being in the majority is something that is all too easy to take for granted and it will be really interesting to stick out so blatantly because of my skin colour. I'll write more on this in the future.
To all those of you who wrote me emails, thanks a lot. I'll try to get back to you all individually, but my internet use has been pretty limited thus far. Til next time...

WOOOOOOOOOO!!!!