slight breakdown.

our trip up to the rain forest ended up being a really great time...

the last trip that i said we were heading to ended up being the highlight.

it was just liz peter & i,

and we went to the cascades...

it was kind of a natural jacuzzi -- very relaxing & surreal.

did have a tiny breakdown when we got back to peters though...

i found a cockroach crawlin in my bedroom & maybe over reacted a little bit.

it just caught me off guard.

coming from the jungle where there was a little bit of everything

to here where there is a

there is a real mix of bugs, bats, dogs, geckos -- not to mention

the muslim call to prayer that wakes you up bright & early in the morning.

regardless -- the cockroach got the best of me &

i might have shed one or two tears.

only tears of the trip - i might add. (i am proud)

made me think of what i miss from home

and i concluded that i miss having straight hair & my dad.

i think the dad part is mainly due to the fact that i have seen 5 lafarge (where he works) trucks

since i have been in KL.

dad, it is my goal to get you to go abroad with me!

and just the comforts of everyday life & schedule.

the last few days we have just been hanging out here

in kuala lumpur...

site seeing a bit.

we went to the bird park, the islamic arts center &

did a little shopping.

went out for mexican food which was interesting..

a cantina with a hooka bar & pictures of american indians on the walls?

yeah -- we couldn't figure it out.

but the hooka part was fun...

getting the OK's (older kids, aka bonnie & kathy) to try it out.

we had fun.

this morning liz & i helped peter out & talked

in front of the congregation here that he is

doing his internship with.

i am not a huge fan of getting up & talking in front of people,

but it wasn't too bad... actually went really well.

we just talked about our trip to africa together --

and how traveling & getting to know other people

and cultures

has shaped us to be the people we are today.. etc.

then just have been lazy today.

have met & spent a little time with a few people that peter

works with.

so it has been fun to see a tiny taste & hear about their

lives as a christian minority

in a muslim dominated country.

i have really enjoyed malaysia

but i am ready to move on &

am really looking forward to hong kong.

i think it will be a nice way to wrap up the trip

& to decompress a little bit before heading back home

via nice target hooked up hotel.

funny.. early in the trip i felt guilty of the luxury.

now, after the bug incident....

i am ready for a little comfort.

oops.

well its nearly 2am -- early monday morning...

i hope to wake up to a vikings win!

xo, love.