I apologize for not writing anything for many days. Pawel, my boyfriend, came on Tuesday from the Netherlands, and since then we have been wearing out our shoes walking across Manhattan and Brooklyn. We've even been able to catch some of my friends even though they have been super busy with work, something I know nothing about.

I am getting closer to going to Albania, however there are pleas from some parties in the country to postpone the election until after January 20, 2007, until the election laws can be properly reformed and with the agreement of the political forces in the country.