Hello to all of my loyal readers. I can say that, frankly, because you probably are the only people who are still reading this. So thanks for your support.

So you might want to ask me, "How are things in Philly?" Well, I really can't tell you. That's because last Saturday I moved to eastern Connecticut, where I've taken a job as education reporter for a daily paper in Norwich. Norwich is known to some as "Connecticut's Chinatown", which is one of the reasons I probably got (and took) the job. After 9/11, many people in New York's Chinatown lost their jobs, so they moved to Norwich. There are two huge casinos in the area where a lot of immigrants work. My job is to find out how this influx of diversity is impacting the school district. It should be interesting. I'm even going to get to keep a blog!

But the best thing about this job is that it gives me the ability to, for the first time in my life, be completely financially independent. It feels great. But, considering I don't know anyone for at least a 70-mile radius, it will probably get pretty lonely sometimes. I bought one of those all-access cards from Blockbuster last night, and I probably will make good use of it.

I have loved sharing my stories with you all this year. But from now on, you're going to have to e-mail me if you want an update on my life. I'm not crazy about putting the details of my American life out there for the whole world to read. And compared to this past year, it's going to be quite boring. But I love writing e-mails. So stay in touch.

One more thing... if you ever find yourself even remotely near eastern Connecticut.... PLEASE VISIT!