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I have been and will likely continue to be quiet on the blog front in the coming weeks. It's been a really stressful work season - lots going on and lots of deadlines I have to meet (and a few I have already missed..hence the ugh). Appreciate thoughts/prayers for a good review of the project by the university ethics committees in March/April. Our project was surprisingly controversial during the initial approval because we are feeding peanuts to infants. I know they will be looking closely all that has happened to date. Good news is that there are some personal glimmers of hope on the horizon - my friend G is coming to visit Haiti in early April, will likely travel to New Orleans in late April for a conference, potential trips to Peru in May to visit my Cornell pal S and to another meeting in in June in Namibia...and by mid August, si bondye vle, intervention will be done. After almost 2 years away, I should be returning to live in my Ithaca homestead and work on writing up with the support of my adviser (who has been on sabbatical in Africa this entire year). I'm ridiculously excited about returning to my overstocked kitchen - breadmaker, rice cooker, french press, too many cookbooks! Oh, and having a car again....being able to take long walks....access to many dear friends within a few hours drive....reconnecting with a church community....getting to talk to nutrition-oriented colleagues....gimmee coffee americanos... Sigh - a girls gotta dream!