putting the knit in shizknitz

The events that started last week had really put a  worry on my travel plans.  I prayed that my parents wouldn’t see the news, but they did, and called me this morning but thankfully things have started to die down a little bit.  Of course, the news articles all mention “foreigners” which my parents took for a literal meaning whereas it is really referring to Africans from other African nations and are immigrants to South Africa.  I think all is okay for Cari and I to continue our journey altho I do have a contingency plan or two in my back pocket, in case. 

I’m currently packing and I think back to the morning of my packing before my Europe trip last year and am quite impressed by my growth in ability to travel (relatively) light.  Since its gotta fit back into that backpack and I have to carry it, it’ll have to be light.  I’m pretty good about flying long hours (my past trips where I would go and come back, only to go to Asia a few days later)… but this is the first time I’m doing a double whammy.  1 hr from here to SFO, 14 hrs from SFO to HK, 5 hr layover HK, 13 hrs from HK to JHB.  That is all by myself to boot.  I’m ripping as many Korean dramas as I can onto my Ipod as we speak.  woot!