!ndia. I have just finished spending a wonderful holiday here…from motor-biking through the Western Ghat mountains of Tamil Nadu, to auto-rickshaw-ing through the bustling bazaars of Bangalore, from tasting so many fascinating flavors of South India’s menu to just hanging out with my parents and their friends, it has all been a great experience.

2007 was a year full of change. I believe 2008 will also be. A year ago, I celebrated the new year in snowy Lebanon. I never would have guessed it would come to a close while playing Rummikub with my folks in India! The twists and turns of time!

Since I left Kenya on 22 December, some major events have happened. National elections were held on the 27th, and they went awry. The country has now been caught up in chaos and violence. It seems the national media in Kenya has since been banned. Many services have been shut down and food and fuel shortages have become a reality. The death toll has topped 100 already. I have heard that my Kenya mobile phone service provider may be shutting down its service by midnight tonight. If my flights happen on schedule, I’ll be landing in Nairobi around noon tomorrow. Hopefully things will have cooled down a bit by then, but I guess, at this point, there’s no telling. Apparently, the opposition presidential candidate is planning a protest rally on Thursday and one million people are expected to come. This unstable situation could be present for awhile.

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