kinjal just got back from a one-week trip into the rainforests of costa rica, a remarkable act of daring considering that her qualifying exams are less than a month away. a week without e-mail or cell phone contact at any time of the year seems inconceivable to me now, but i'm always open to accomplishing the impossible. she looks so refreshed that i've almost convinced myself that it's something i need, what with exhaustion threatening to overcome me so much of the time.