It's 3/4 through September of 2009 and back in usa (ooo-suh = the phonetic Spanish pronunciation) for a time (couple months) I nam a week away from traveling on again outside my country ... it's within my means to live in the 2nd and 3rd and 4th World, but not in my own homeland now that I have a monthly pension draw.

The pressing reason I came back to usa was to finally file my taxes and have now visited 7 cities including the backtracking - flying, busing and hitchhiking in order to see my family since I am half a world away and one never knows how long our collective futures are. My family has been very helpful in opening up their homes to me or I never would have been able to make this trip. Thanks Family!

My Mom suffered a stroke but seems pretty much to be on the mend except for some memory lapses and trouble finding the right words about half the time. I got to visit her and my other 4 siblings and my Son -- now just a week left until I have funds to exit the US from my location, Portland, Oregon. Such a nice place! Wish I could stay longer but I'd run out of money and the rains are coming and conversely they are ending in Latin America.