The catch-word for 2011 was “change” – make that CHANGE! Oh, and spider bites!

Top 10 things I’ll remember about 2011:

1.  Necrotic Spider Bites (x2…Jan/Nov)
2.  Hair-shirt House in Kabul
3.  Baking
4.  Kidnap & Ransom threat against me by staff in Jalalabad (May)
5.  10-year, Multi-entry Visa (June)
6.  21 / 8
7.  Astoria
8.  20-hr Kabul Siege (BBIEDs / SAF / Tomahawks)
9.  USAID cut in funding = no job (maybe, maybe not, yep…no job!)
10.  Christmas in South Africa!!!