oh lordy

alwaysamom
Sat, 16 Feb 2008 16:10:32 +0000

EK, I very much understand your nervousness about your D’s trip to Africa. One of my Ds spent 8 weeks in Kenya two summers ago, in a very remote area and I didn’t think I’d sleep a week for the time she was gone. She did fine (a truly life-changing experience) and so did I! Best wishes to your D and her fellow students.

p.s. She won’t be able to bring back some soil, at least not legally. Customs and immigration will not allow soil to be brought into the country. A friend’s son had his shoes confiscated upon returning to the U.S a couple of years ago from Costa Rica, because they were encrusted with dirt. They made him take them off and he didn’t get them back!