The Week Before Arriving Anchorage

I'm writing this from Baghdad, where I've been living and working for the past 16 months. A week from now I will be a world away ... a newly arrived resident of Anchorage. From the desert to the mountains and sea. And a new job. I'm excited about the changes.

This morning I received an e-mail from my friend Merrilee who is in Malawi helping out a friend at the Rafiki Girls Center. Merrilee has a Blog. I clicked on the Power Blogger button, read and followed the instructions and voilà, I too have a Blog.

I've been sending out e-mails called "Bits from Baghdad" during the time I've been here, and I want to continue something similar now that I'm moving to Anchorage. A Blog seems like an easy way to share with friends and family.