Quick Hello

I just wanted to give a quick update on why there haven't been posts for 2 weeks now.  I went away to a conference for a week, and originally that was to be the only hiatus, but when I came back a nasty storm had knocked out my family's power and we probably won't get it back until this weekend.  Suffice it to say, things are a little warm and I'm rather disconnected (I'm at a friend's house at the moment, so I can post this quickly).  When I get internet and power back, look for posts on lessons learned from hostel travel and my other experiences in Spain.