SUE'S HERE.

The woman, the myth, the legend.  

Ladies and Friends and Gentlemen!  Sue Useem--the Ubud-based, Pennsylvania-bred docu filmmaker who was my initial gateway into this Southeastern Asian Wonderland--has arrived for a visit in Sulawesi.

Here she is taking the obligatory-snack table (minus the snack)-caffeine-induced production break:

Typical.

She's in Tentena writing grants, filming the Women's School's opening ceremony (BIG explanation to follow), and coercing local village men to buy her beer while we await Jaime's return from Palu tomorrow.  Jaime's return from Palu tomorrow means our trip to the Togean Islands can commence on Sunday.  Trip to the Togean Islands commencing on Sunday means I have my first shot in life, ever, to get a tan. I just have to go to the equator to do it.

I am so excited she's made it.

Sue hard at work interviewing Lian.  Excuse the blurry pic.  My camera died day of and my iPhone was my last resort option.