The Waxing Conclusion (?), and Other Tidbits

Well it's a few days past Monday, which is when I had my leg waxing appointment. Per my previous post when my search of information regarding waxing pain led me to Cruise Critic, here's an update on my experience:

The question: Does waxing of the legs hurt more than other, more sensitive areas? Let's be honest, we're talking brazilians here.

The verdict: ...no? But it's a different beast. Has more of a sharp sting to it with each cloth-pull, but it's definitely manageable. Also, even though I used my Relax & Wax No-Scream Cream, I forgot to take my usual ibuprofen (probably what happens when you don't wax for a long time) so I imagine both areas were more brutal than they would have been with my trusty pain relievers. Also, as advised, it wasn't quite as smooth as a baby's butt the first time, but apparently that's normal. I'm told it will get better the more it's done, which was also my experience with the waxing of other areas, so I believe it. I would definitely do it again, and have scheduled another session for April.  I'll update re: second session in April.

As far as other tidbits go, thought I'd share an image I found on another blog, and chat a bit about blogs in general.

The image: What I like to call, "Africa in Numbers."

In the shape of Africa, we have numbers from the average number of children a woman bears, to the number of years Nelson Mandela was imprisoned, to the huge number of square miles in Lake Victoria, I found this to be an enlightening look at various facts in Africa. The good, the bad, and the ugly.
Always one to give credit where it's due, I found this image on Kelsie Klein's blog - I've just started following her blog, linked to it from a post on the the CCS Community. CCS = Cross Cultural Solutions, which is the not-for-profit company with whom I'm going to Tanzania. I'll go further in depth about them in a future blog post. =)

In other blogging news, I've begun to follow other bloggers, including the well-known Julie Powell, whose Julie/Julia Project-turned book-turned-movie partially inspired me to start blogging in the first place. Here's a link to the no-longer-updated Julie/Julia Project as well as Julie's current (?) blog, What Could Happen?, which hasn't been updated since April 2010. I'm going to be reading both. For other blogger/blogspot blogs I'm following, click my profile. For other blogs, I will someday soon post a link to other blogs I have found, that also inspired me to start blogging about travel.  Maybe someday I'll even delve into the story of how I got here. To the blogging world, that is. If you don't know how I physically got here, you're in trouble! Or kindred spirits with Brittany from Glee. But I digress.

Till next time, happy travels!