In preparation for Benin, I bought a shortwave radio which arrived just yesterday. This thing is freakin' sweet! Not so much the physical radio itself, but more what is coming through the airwaves at me! I'm currently listening to KBS which is a world-radio station based in Korea. It's totally sweet! The broadcast is in English, and it seems to essentially be the Korean version of NPR. I've been getting station from all over though. Yesterday I had an English transmitting station from China, and I've been getting plenty of broadcasts from Mexico and points further south. I also got a really, really boring station from Canada yesterday and today. I'm hoping I'll be able to get BBC while I'm in Benin... and I don't think my hopes are unfounded considering how clear KBS is coming in. Schweet.