Back in Marquette!

Well the trek is complete. We have (nearly all) made it back to Marquette without much problem. We did lose two students along the way...but that was planned! Katie and Jessica K. flew with us from Lusaka to Heathrow, but at the airport they bid the rest of the group farewell and headed off into the crowds with their packs for more adventuring on their own. It was the first step in the disintegration of our tight little troupe, and we hope to hear from them soon regarding their continuing adventures in Europe.

The rest of us stayed at a hotel near Gatwick in London, fairly weary of flying. The change from the dusty aridity of Zambia to the muggy cloudscape of London was somewhat startling, but we were a bit too glossy-eyed to notice it much.

And then yesterday we got loaded onto our Northwest flight back to the states (I think we all agree that British Airways is luxuriant in comparison!), navigated immigration and customs in Detroit and actually made it back to KI Sawyer airport in Marquette - not a bag was lost, not a student arrested - success in my book.

Now we recouperate, readjust to lush green-leafed forests and blue-water lakes, start to prepare our data analyses and plan our "Zamposium" slated for early Fall semester of this year.

Thanks to all who made comments on these posts - the students (and I) loved reading them. It was a nice way to stay connected.

Cheers