Gabon
Photo courtesy of user pushreset on Flickr Location : Central Africa, between the Republic of Congo and Equatorial Guinea Area : Over 260,000 sq km; 77th largest in the world Slightly smaller than Colorado Noun : Gabonese Official Language : French Population : Over 1.6 million; 153rd largest in the world Capital : Libreville Economy : Per capita income four times higher than most other sub-Saharan African nations Source: CIA World Factbook So, guys, it has been a while. Since I last cooked we moved 551 miles, took a trip to the other coast, bought a house, and started new jobs. Mine involves me reading a lot of books to Brendan. Doesn't pay well but I get to work from home. :-) A long long time ago (AKA December) I got an e-mail from the Gabonese embassy. It read: Good afternoon Ms. Hetzel, My name is Kate and I work for the Ambassador in the Embassy here in Washington; I’m so glad you took the time to email us and I’m thrilled you’re interested