It has been a year.....

Can you believe it has been a year since we arrived home? Tomorrow (the 4th) is the day we arrived back to a wonderful place, with a newly elected wonderful president, and wonderful family and friends waiting with open arms. I wish I had time to reflect back on this year as I write this blog. I have so much I'd like to write about. Our trip follows me everywhere I go. I think about it everyday, all the time.

On another whim, I submitted another photo to the National Geographic "your shot" and in celebration of our "one year" back - it was picked in the daily dozen! That was a nice present. I know it isn't a GORGEOUS photo, but it is a photograph that shows something you don't see everyday with neat, stormy, monsoon season light.

Tomorrow I"ll be giving a talk at the town library on our travels in Myanmar. I am hoping to focus a lot on the government so I can educate people about the state of the country, the wonderful people, and the horrible government (if you can even call it that). Because of this talk, I've been forced to finally go through our photos and pick out the best. The complete slideshow can be found here:

http://picasaweb.google.com/jdimond/BestOfMyanmar#

Here is the National Geographic shot!

Here is the caption I put with it: While tramping in Myanmar, we were able to watch these men playing a game of chinlone. Our Burmese guide explained to us that it was very similar to volleyball, except you use your feet and head rather than your hands. Now that's talent!

http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/your-shot/daily-dozen (you may have to scroll through the photos at the top to find this one).

And here is a sneak preview of some of the best shots in the album....