it's been a while since the last post, partly because i've been using my computer as little as possible since i got back, and partly because the things i'm doing these days are not nearly as interesting as the things i was doing a couple of months ago. or at least, not nearly as photogenic.

basically, i'm sad that it's over, and happy to be back. spending a year away from everything was fantastic, but tough. having a car, a bed, a music collection, a guitar, a toothbrush with bristles -- it changes everything. but i miss trying to force thoughts into other languages, my beijing buddies, biltong and shebeens.

things are good, though. i've spent the last two months decompressing and reacclimating. this means i took a few backpacking trips and went out east for a couple weeks, and have started looking into the next step - be it graduate school or a real job. somewhere in there i gave presentations on my watson year at bowdoin college and occidental college, and a couple of informal talks to friends and family. if you want copies of the presentations (one is technical, the other is mostly pictures), or to read my final watson reports, email me and i'll send them to you.