Stay true to the dreams of thy youth

It has been difficult to process my experience as I integrate home into the craziness of two jobs, part of a family I haven't seen in a long time, and friends and acquaintances from long ago. I'm working in a hotel once again, a Hyatt Place hotel, as a front desk associate. To satisfy my Asian side, I'm also delivering Chinese food a few nights a week. All of this together makes for about 60 hours of work a week, a significant change from the last 8 months of my life.

Here are a few beginning reflections, in a format stolen from my travel mate Topher:

Pounds lost: 18

Miles traveled: 38,358

Favorite Food: Yellow chicken curry, Kuala Lumpur

Favorite Drink: TsiangTao beer in Beijing and Fresh Guava juice in Cairo

Favorite People: Egyptians

Favorite Site: Great Wall of China

Biggest Annoyance: Open-mouthed chewing in China

Coldest Temperature: 25 degrees, Irkutsk, Russia

Hottest Temperature: 105 degrees, Cairo, Egypt

I'll have more to come in a few days... once I get a break from the hospitality business...