We were not anywhere near the terrorist attacks!

I won't try to be flip or cute with my titles, like usual. I just learned that Mumbai has just been the scene of coordinated terrorist attacks this evening. MSNBC reports that two gorgeous hotels were/are held siege, and several other places were attacked as well, including one of my favorite restaurants here in the city.

That said, neither Andrea nor I were out partying this evening. We were home before 10pm. Judging by the area of town, I'm guessing that most of my coworkers were also out of harm's way.

It's 1am, and I'm going in to work tomorrow to try and wrap some things up before taking a Thanksgiving holiday, so I will post more later--I just wanted to let people know that we were miles from any danger. Anyone worried about my fellow interns/fellows--I saw almost all of them for late dinner this evening, and then they went home to pack before flying out of town in a few hours, so they're safe as well.

More tomorrow!

Living in a foreign country is a humbling experience

I am embarrassed to say that after three weeks in the office, I just learned how to flush the toilet today. (This is not to say that I didn't flush before, I just used the more traditional method which involves a bucket of water and a large cup.) I looked everywhere for the flush handle on my first day in the office but I couldn't find one. Plus, there was no water tank so I assumed the bucket was my only option. But over the last week or so, I happened to notice a loud flushing sound when others used the bathroom. I finally asked my coworker. She laughed a bit and then explained that I needed to look up--there is a small pull chain that comes out of a hole in the ceiling. Who knew?

Great News!

Isaac passed the bar! And he scored high enough to be admitted (after a lengthy application process) into the DC bar.

Thank you to everyone who has been praying for him!