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Posted on February 19, 2015February 20, 2015

The green light

So you think I am basking in the warm glow of tropical sun on the island of Bali? I am not. Instead I am still decked out in sweaters and scarves on the East Coast in Washington, DC.

What happened to my January 8th departure? Oh, the woe of visas.

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