I'm halfway round the planet in a most unlikely place

I'm heading out this morning for the far side of the world. It's been a lot of fun, but I think I'm ready to go home. I've spent way too much money, and probably owe my parents a lot too, so getting back to Knoxville and generating some income sounds pretty good.

Our exchange group had a little farewell party at The Lighthouse on Saturday. Kelly, our exchange adviser, opened a 400 dollar bar tab for us and we shared stories, watched a slideshow and drank the afternoon away. I'm really going to miss these people.

None of us could really leave the rest of the group, so we wound up playing spoons and talking until early morning. Ah, Australia, I'll miss you.

If you know me even a little bit, you know I'm a massive Buffett fan, and his song "Far Side of the World" is especially applicable right now.