I'm coming HOME

[Recursion]

After three years out, in about 26 hours I'm coming HOME. Home is in capital letters. Home is America.

America has a lot of problems. I can't even start to list them. But I'm coming HOME. Again, in capital letters.

Anyways. I'll probably be out of touch for however long the actual flight process is (~24 hours or so).

I hope all of you guys are doing well, and I'll catch you once I'm back connected. Take care, all!

[Mira]

1. Welcome back

Welcome home. I sense you are happy about it and that is a good thing!

[Zorro]

27. Coming Home

[In_The_Wind]

2. Hurrah! We should throw a DU welcome home party for you !!111!

[elleng]

13. Got it covered!

C'mon over!!!

[pinboy3niner]

17. I didn't know you had a cabana, ellen

And naughty monkeys.

[elleng]

19. HAHAHA!

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

3. Welcome HOME.

[femmocrat]

4. Thank you for your posts from India.

They were so informative! Safe travels!

[malthaussen]

5. Back in the USA, eh?

-- Mal

[Fla Dem]

6. Safe travels!

[mopinko]

7. safe travels and happy landings.

[sheshe2]

8. Welcome home Recursion!

[geek tragedy]

9. welcome back!nt

[KMOD]

10. Welcome home

[Ptah]

11. Does your wife know?

Welcome home!

[elleng]

12. We're looking forward to seeing you HOME!

Weather's good, but for 50% chance of 'scattered thunderstorms' Friday, but I guess y'all can dodge them!

[Rhiannon12866]

14. Welcome home!!!

[closeupready]

15. Why? Why are you coming home?

Did it not work out?

I remember (after my year abroad) coming home, and while I looked forward to it then and ironically now kind of regret coming back, there were benefits which accrued to having had that experience, some of which I continue to enjoy, many years later.

[Recursion]

16. Mrs. Recursion's job moves us around a lot (nt)

[betsuni]

18. What are you longing to eat?

I go directly from the airport to a barbecue place for a pulled pork sandwich when I visit. Real Chinese and Vietnamese food is next. Being able to buy huge bags of fruit and eat all you want is amazing (yesterday I paid the equivalent of five dollars for less than a cup of blueberries). A drive-in hamburger, onion rings, and some sort of seasonal milkshake flavor like boysenberry. And so much more...

[pinboy3niner]

21. Vietnamese food is wonderful

But on one of my month-long trips to Vietnam, I suddenly had a hard time eating. When I returned home I went to the emergency room and it turned out I was severely dehydrated and had to have IV fluids administered.

Weird. I suspect I had a sudden attack of culture shock, but who knows? That never happened on my other two trips.

[betsuni]

23. Maybe you had a touch of heat exhaustion and didn't notice.

Last weekend I bought lots of Vietnamese rice paper at the import store for my version of refreshing summer rolls: Cilantro, basil, shiso leaves, daikon sprouts, mint, wasabi lettuce or arugula, green onions, and colorful peppers and edible flowers for color. Peanuts are too expensive so I make a sesame sauce for them.

[pinboy3niner]

24. I'll be right over!

Besides pho my faves included the little fried things with shrimp and onions (sounds like bun cawk) and what we got from a cart that came around the neighborhood in the morning. It was soft tofu with a honey sauce for breakfast. I could have eaten it all day.

[betsuni]

25. I love watching Anthony Bourdain in Vietnam, it's his favorite country.

"It's so delicious, I feel like an animal."

[sl8]

20. Ozzy?

Sounds like someone has a touch of channel fever.

Welcome back!

[niyad]

22. welcome home--safe travels.

[IronLionZion]

26. Are you sure? We have a a tiny fingered cheeto-faced shitgibbon running for president.

Welcome back