1. Helsinki, Finland
2. Bucharest, Romania
3. Ankara, Turkey
4. Vilnius, Lithuania
5. Asuncion, Paraguay
6. Brasilia, Brazil
7. Kuwait, Kuwait
8. Caracas, Venezuela
9. Lusaka, Zambia
10. Port-au-Prince, Haiti
11. Kabul, Afghanistan

I keep forgetting to mention this, but I found a stack of bicycling maps at the house after the party last week. I'm assuming they are Matt's. Please let me know if you'd like me to mail them to you.

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will be swearing our class in. That's pretty cool.

They gave us a language-learning ability test yesterday. It was really fun! In one section, we had five minutes to memorize 24 words in Kurdish and their English equivalents. Then they gave us the Kurdish word, and we chose the correct translation from 5 English words. I got all 24 right, yay! Unfortunately, the test score doesn't really count ( Read more... )

It seems that maid service is included in my rent. I came home last night to find the dishes washed, the floor vacuumed, and the trash removed. Unfortunately, this helpful person also threw away all the twisty-ties I had saved as toys for the cats ( Read more... )

What we've all been waiting for: the list of posts which I must bid on by noon next Tuesday! Ready?

Ankara, Turkey
Brasilia, Brazil
Bucharest, Romania
Caracas, Venezuela
Helsinki, Finland
Kabul, Afghanistan
Kuwait, Kuwait
Lusaka, Zambia
Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Vilnius, Lithuania

What are your thoughts?

Safe and sound and unpacked in Falls Church, VA. The kitties are very happy to be done with the travel for now. Sadly, the management here was able to secure me a 1-bedroom apartment, so if anyone wants to come visit, they'll have to sleep on the sofa ( Read more... )

Who woulda thought that the Days Inn in Columbus, Ohio would have free wireless Interweb? Whee!

Thanks to all those folks who braved the hideous weather and attended my bon voyage last night. It made me feel warm and fuzzy. =) I will miss youse guys! And I'll post here as soon as I get my bid list on Tuesday.

*hugs*

The good news is: I've conquered my migraines! Hooray ( Read more... )

Over Christmas, I bought a pair of very dark brown pants. I have one sweater that is cream and brown, but I am now realizing I have no idea what other colors to wear with brown. Am I stuck with wearing brown with brown? Is red acceptable with brown? Ack!