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i know it's been a while since i've blogged ... get over it!

excitement is starting to grow for my upcoming trip to kenya. basically everything's set. i have my tickets, my visa, my immunizations, and just about everything else ... terence, even has his passport ... finally!

for the most part, we have our plan down. i'll spend a couple days in mombasa, where my dad was born and raised, before heading out on 7 day safari through various wildlife parks in kenya. my parents will leave, and terence and i will do some hiking/biking through the rift valley and mount longonot, along with spending some time in nairobi with shashank, who lives there and writes some pretty fascinating stuff. the trip should definitely be good times.

and to make things a little better, i found out i have a meeting for work in baltimore the week i get back, which means, i'm just going to stay on the east coast a bit longer (and on the company dollar), and of course, the more time i get to spend in ny the better =)

soooo ... as it's looking now, SAN to JFK to BRU to NBO to MBA, then on the way back, NBO to BRU to JFK to BWI to JFK to SAN. kinda crazy! ... and all on american airlines.

and thanks to some good looking out by terence, i've signed up for the american's platinum aadvantage challenge. the lady i spoke to at american said that i should hit platinum status halfway through my trip. even better, the status will last through february 2009! time to rack up those miles.