Off to San Francisco

We're all packed up and ready to go. Our flight leaves tomorrow at 7AM(!) so it's going to be a long day. We land in Oakland at 1PM and then we head straight for the SF Immunization clinic where we'll be getting all our shots for Africa. For some strange reason it's half the price in California as it is in Connecticut. I guess that's what you get for living in the richest state in the Union (in your FACE New Jersey).

I'm pretty excited to finally meet the people I've been corresponding with for so many months. I've been doing so much research and thinking about microfinancing, Kiva, and VEF that I don't know what it'll be like to actually meet people who've been doing the things I've been reading about. I'd be lying if I said I wasn't a little nervous, too. I suppose I just have no idea what to expect, and that makes for some anxious daydreaming. I can see it now - we sit down with Matt, Jessica and Brian for the first time and they're like "Muhammad Yunus? Oh my God that guy's like the biggest douchebag ever!"

Anyway, I really wish I could write more, but it's late and as I said I have to be up early. I'll try to post regular updates while we're kicking it West Coast style but, as always, no promises.

PS - If you're extra-bored at work and you're hungry for a blast from the past, here are some old 2004 pics from a previous trip to San Francisco:

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