Leslie, that great Woman of the World, is off again. Now she's headed for Kenya. I'll continue broadcasting updates from her periodically as she continues to travel the globe. Here's her latest:

"After my short stay in the Bay Area I am ready to finally rejoin the Peace Corps in Kenya. I enjoyed my brief 10 month experience so much in Jordan, minus the last month, that I decided to re-enroll and am leaving on Saturday the 21st to begin my second tour in Kenya. There is so much to see and learn out there that I have to keep exploring and living abroad.

It is hard to believe that I am going back to Kenya, I didn't even request to be sent there. Funny how fate works things out. This will be my fourth trip to East Africa, I have fallen in love with the place and am truly excited that I will be able to live and work there for the next few years. I am pretty sure it will be more peaceful than Jordan.

I will continue to update you all on whats going on. I am a business advisor but have not been assigned to an organization yet. I will be in training for the first 10 weeks in Naivasha and then I will be placed somewhere within the borders of Kenya. Hopefully near some elephants:) I have been practicing my Swahili, which is slowly coming back. It helps that I studied Arabic because there is so much Arabic in Swahili. It is amazing to study a language and be able to see the impact other languages have on the vocabulary. Not to mention the political/historical context of how the words entered into that vocabulary.

So now I am slowly getting ready to leave, saying goodbye to everyone, eating all my favorite foods and hiking a lot to prepare my self for walking everywhere. I still have not packed... how do you pack for two years? I will figure it out tomorrow. I am not to stressed yet, which is good, just a bit panic-y. I will miss all of you very much, everyone is always welcome to visit. Take care and keep in touch.
Love ya,
Leslie"