CT 2010 day 1

arrived in cape town about 10 hours ago. some thoughts in bullet pt format-

• the 28 hr trek to CT felt waaay too long. on my longest flight (wash DC - johannesburg) the guy who sat next to me was a doc who was on his way to zimbabwe for medical missions. i was really excited at first because i wanted to hear his story. but then a few minutes later, he asked me out of nowhere if i'm also seeing double of everything. 30 minutes later he proceeded to spill the vodka that he asked to have with his coke all over his pants. i asked if he needed napkins, and he politely declined. i stopped talking to him for the rest of the 17.5 hrs on the plane.
• found out that about 20+ lausanne delegates were also on the same plane from DC to joburg. it felt like meeting old friends, even though it was my first time meeting them.
• speaking of old friends, saw some u09 staff in the hotel lobby last night. it was SO GOOD to see them! i forgot how much i missed them.
• woke up at 2:30am and couldn't go back to sleep. i hope i sleep reeeally well tonight.
• off to my first programme meeting in a couple hours. looking forward to meeting the rest of the staff!
• got this news from jon this morn: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=130540715 a reminder that there is still so much work to be done...