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I've been meaning to update but things just kept getting in the way. First, there was India and being gone nearly a month. Then, after that I was spending almost all my free time with the Democrats Abroad and I figured people didn't want to hear "...and then we registered 2 more people!" all the time. I'll try to catch y'all up to speed now.

(I'll have you know that one of my resolutions for 2009 is to be better about this blog.)

Honestly, I can't believe I never wrote about India! It was such an amazing, magical, life-changing trip. It wasn't always great but it was never boring. I flew into Mumbai and ended up meeting a couple of really cool guys that I hung out with for the rest of the time there. After, I took the train down to Goa and bummed around. The one bad thing about the trip was the Goa was being pounded by the monsoons still so I took some advice from other travelers and went in-land to Hampi. I was able to wander around amazing Indo-Islamic and Hindu ruins for nearly a week and it was awesome.

The whole place was just incredible. India is by far the poorest country I've ever been to and it was slightly distressing to see children, especially the young ones that are the same age as my students, begging for food and money. The Mumbai airport was really old and didn't have a lot of the technology that developed countries take for granted, like electronic signs. There's still this spirit in the country, though. I can't explain it but it really effected me.

After I returned from India, I started volunteering for the Democrats Abroad and most of my time was taken up by that. I did a lot of voter registration and helped organize some voting parties. It was a lot of fun, refreshing to get back involved. I met some really cool people and got to spend election night with other Americans.

After the election, there was a lot of just chillin' out, going to shows, taking it easy. For Christmas this year, I met up with Linda Fung and Stefi Miller in Vietnam. A very nice, relaxing vacation was just what I needed to recharge my battery to be back in Seoul. Turns out I'll be here ANOTHER year (crafty contracts, damn it) but I'm at peace with it. Big trip planned for the fall, stay tuned....