Hump Day

Hello All,
Yesterday was more or less uneventful, which isn't bad. B was contacted on Monday that the package he sent via diplomatic pouch had arrived at the Fulbright office, so we went there to pick it up. While there, our main contact noted that the box was too big to carry so offered to have their driver drop it by. We also talked with the folks at Fulbright and learned the presentation B is suppossed to give is tonight not tomorrow night as had previously been stated. Thank goodness for the clarification. After the Fulbright office, B went to the archives and I stayed here to do some laundry and start translating a vegetarian cookbook that we bought. It is in Romanian and I thought if I translated it would help me learn the language. I mentioned this to our landlady while chainging the laundry and she then "offered" to help and I spent some time in their house while she actually translated for me. The best part of the day, though, was that the son of the landlord offered to start tutoring me in Romanian and he has apparently done this with previous tenants. So, tomorrow afternoon will be my first official Romanian lesson ... we'll see how it goes. Today B is staying home to work on his presentation and then we will meet with the State Dept Big Wig this evening. Whoa! -S

B: I'm very glad the box arrived safe and sound, as I really needed some of the books inside as references for the presentation I'm giving. Tomorrow morning we will go to pick up our other box, which was sent via regular mail, and contains sundries, including some boks for Shiv's entertainment. Another thing of note is that yesterday evening we skyped with my Uncle Craig, Aunt Nancy, and cousin Nicole, and had a very nice chat. The picture quality was great, and Craig said it was better than using Live Messenger. So all you LM users, get on Skype! Tomorrow evening I think we're going to try and see a movie at one of the single-screen theaters on the same street as the National Archives. The film is City of Ember. Our friend Jake panned it, but I think it will still be a fun outing. Well, back to finishing my presentation--wish me luck!