Introduction

First off, I want to announce that I will not use this to wander off on any of my diatribes; in fact, I will try to leave my opinions on politics out (although I hope that if you are eligible, you will register to vote before October 7).  I have no idea how often I will be able to post, but I intend to use this to keep everyone updated on my adventures.  I'm also sad that my posts will be only in English, which I know will make it more difficult for some of my friends to know what I am doing.

I have my Peace Corps assignment, and I should be heading to Kenya on 13 November.  My assignment is teaching secondary level math.  The plan is to be in the classroom from 9 January, 2009 to 9 January, 2011.  I won't know where in Kenya until I'm there, so stay tuned for a later post about my site.  All of this is subject to change, and I will be sure to update if it does.  I don't have any kind of plan for 10 January, 2011 onward, but I have the next 27 months to figure that out.

In the meantime, I have a lot to take care of.   This will be quite a transition, so I need to make sure that I'm ready (especially learning some Kiswahili).  Once I'm there, I hope that I will be able to continue my work on some of my projects from recent years.  In particular, I hope that I will be able to stay involved with the International Development Design Summit.  If possible, I would like to introduce corn cob charcoal, peanut shellers, corn shellers, Spirulina, and lots of other projects that I have learned about and been lucky enough to participate in during my time at MIT.

Finally, for those of you who don't know the meaning of the title, it stands for "catch you on the flip side".  I know that it will be a while before I see many of my friends and family again, but I will be sure to keep everyone close to me.