happy turkey day! today finds the fenskis on a spice island relaxing beachside in the charming fishing village of jambiani. this and fresh lobster on tonight's dinner menu softens the blow of spending our first thanksgiving away from our families. tonight we're celebrating with some new friends: an american couple that hails from our neighborhood in DC and an english/irish couple we also travelled with in ethiopia.
a list, in no particular order, of the many, many things we're grateful for today:
* family and friends - on many occasions during our trip, we've reflected on just how lucky we are to have such amazing and constant sources of inspiration, support and laughter. on this trip, friends/family have visited us five (!) times: france, poland, rome (twice) and greece. these visits have enriched this trip immeasurably. in a more prosaic sense, the visits also served as refueling stops that, had they not happened, prevented us from lugging 3 large suitcases around africa :)
* food - in this part of the world, not a given; the U.S. is indeed the land of plenty
* health - a six month vacation does a body good; hopefully enough good to climb kilimanjaro in 2 weeks :)
* jobs - though we sometimes complain of them (who doesn't?), being gainfully employed has enabled us to do this and saves us the stress of having to look for work when we return
* each other - i have the greatest travel and life partner in the world (home is whenever i'm with you, casha)
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