1, 2, 3, Go!

All my personal belongings for the next year weigh in at 58 pounds. They fit in and on the side of a daypack and a HUGE backpack. Thelast few days have been hectic wrapping things up. It's also amazing how popular you become when you're going away; there have been all sorts of goodbyes and last hurrahs these last few days. There sure are alots of people that I love and care about here in Western NorthCarolina, I hope they're all still here and happy when I return.

Off to the airport I go. There will be no St. Partick's Day for me this year. I'm not kidding, it simply won't exist. I take off on March 16th and land on March 18th. The Internation Dateline is goingto rip me off of one of the biggest drinking days of the year. Oh well, maybe I'll find a leprechaun to toast crossing the equator with.

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PHOTO: International departures at LAX.