What's this trip I'm taking and how am I preparing for it?

I realise that there is a 4-year hole in this blog that I will promptly and quickly fill later. During these 4 years of black-out I finally went to Mongolia. On my trip there I came across a bus full on nice, funny young (my young hein... 30-ish) people. There were traveling through Asia in a big bus from Dragoman.
I came back home and checked this out and vowed to make a trip with them

Unfortunately going through big continents in a bus requires some time, time I did not have as an employee. But I'm leaving my job and going back to school so it is time for me to take that bus across a continent that I have not visited for 22 years!
... I guess Nairobi's airport is a little bit bigger that the 1 room it used to be.

I'm almost fully vaccinated against all known diseases. I'm far away from having pack my bag and emptied out my apartment.

But the one thing I've bought and prepared for is my camera! So! What do I take in my Safari trip? A brand new Nikon. Which might not be the best but already is such a step up from my old D70. Here what I'll be packing

- Nikon D5500
- Lens from the Kit Nikkor 18-105mm VR (for everyday in the villages)
- Sigma Lens 10-20mm / f4-5.6 (for the landscapes)
- Tamron Lens 70-300mm / f4-5.6 (for the lions far far away)

I have been trying to take this little one out with me every time I go out to get use to the new features and buttons etc. I've messed up my back with this and my usual 50-pound handbag but I'm happy to report I love it.

In a few weeks I leave for a great trip through Africa followed by 2 years in the US. I thought it warranted a come back of the anaroundtheworld blog.
For the net few month it's certainly going to look like a travel blog.
For the next 2 years it might be a bit more like a bitchy sociological / satirical look at the US. I'm torn between moving to Boston full of optimism, willing to renounce bitching or keep on being a real Parisian even if just to offset the balance of all these hugs to come.

Here is what the next 2 months will be about
Dragoman - Nairobi to Cape Town

And here is what the next 2 years are going to look like

M.I.T.
Yep...
And Also...

Not all of it will be pleasant but I hope I'll keep the blog up and make some friends smile as I soldier on and hug some nice people.
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