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Africa Visit Number 3

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Hey everybody! It's February! Another month down and just over 2 months to go! I'd say the time has definitely gone by fast. One of the reasons is all my extra travels outside of Germany. I just got back from my 3rd trip to Africa in as many months. This time it was to the east side of Africa, Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti. It was odd being back after 6 years. Some things have changed, but some remained the same. Tapitedeia Parekhomen - We Support I had to travel down there because the new Finance troop that was supposed to show up had a last minute disqualification, so someone needed to fill the gap for a bit. We found out they weren't coming on the day they were supposed to arrive in Germany. Talk about last minute! There was a lot of scrambling, but when the dust finally settled, I was headed out to Djibouti for 8 days. I was leaving on a Sunday night. Sunday - Long Run & Travel Day Since I'm still in marathon training, I needed to get my long run in befo...