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After some consideration, the previous post has been taken down. It was a little much. If you're still interested in what I had to say (it was about making friends in Australia), email me and let me know.

Long time....

Sorry for never finishing the New Zealand updates; I got home and got lazy. Suffice it to say: the glaciers were not as exciting as we had hoped, paragliding in Queenstown was so so much fun (I have pictures if you would like), our day in Milford Sound was gloomy and rainy and misty (and apparently bookended by lovely sunny days--just our luck), the night in Brisbane was hot and sticky and awful (but we did run into Marshall, Swarthmore student of previous frisbee encounter, on the streets--what are the odds?), and the flight home was stressful and long as expected, but I did get to watch lots of movies. Finally arriving at home was amazing and a huge relief. I was ready, for sure, to be back. Someday I'll write a retrospective. I've already written something about one particular aspect of life there, but who knows if I'll ever feel comfortable posting it.

Anyway, the reason that I wanted to put in an update here is that my sister, Nora, is as of right now in Scotland (with mono, unfortunately) and has started a blog to catalogue her experiences. It is here, and there is another link on the sidebar. Please read it, because she is a far better writer than I, and is sure to have a lot of crazy experiences worth learning about.