My birthday!

I am pleased to report that I had an excellent birthday (except for the absence of a few key people!)... Some people say that I get too excited about my own birthday... those people weren't invited to my party... ;) haha Really, it was a great day... I was at a workshop and gave a presentation during the day but was showered with well wishes by text message and when I returned to work. My colleagues gave me some fun beaded sandles, cards and lots of hugs :) At night my mom and I had a really really nice dinner at an Italian restaurant nearby. It was tres romantic haha. Very nice. Saturday night my mom and I had a few friends over for my birthday dinner. It was very nice to bring my various friends together (the Czechs, Zambians from work/school and a couple other foreign interns) and I think everybody got along very well ... It was a good time :) Photos @: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2180440&l=10912&id=13613119

Christmas has been equally enjoyable, more low key than usual and an interesting mix of old and new celebrations. Indian lunch with one of my colleagues/supervisors yesterday, a relaxing Christmas eve with a bunch of Canadian girls and a Christmas brunch with a pretty diverse bunch (people from: the UK, Japan, Spain, States, Zambia & Canada)... It has been very merry.

Tomorrow: off to Livingstone and Chobe (Botswana) with my Mom for a week! Yay :)

Hope all of your years end well.... xo