So, it was a long first week, but a good one. I am very much enjoying my job, and as of yesterday I think I'm making progress on the social drawbacks as well!
One of my coworkers had already mentioned there were a few single women closer to my age working in the Embassy and suggested I seek them out. Friday afternoon, however, they came to me before I got the chance. Turns out, there was something of a Lonely Hearts club getting together at someone's apartment for Valentine's Day, and Rebecca, one of the girls, had thought to invite me along. I accepted immediately of course, and I'm quite glad I did.
It was a low key party, just four of us girls, chocolate, wine, and a bit of painting, but that's just my type of scene. Also, the girls were wonderful. I suppose I should have expected to have a lot in common with young, female members of the Foreign Service, but even I was surprised by how well we got along. And how small the world really is. Rebecca, it turns out, is the sister of a friend of mine from Egypt. And not just any friend, but the one with whom I traveled through Uganda and Tanzania. Go figure, right? The family resemblance is a bit uncanny.
In other social news, the new PolMil intern had his first day yesterday. I only met him for a minute on my way into the office, but he lives in my building, and having been through the ringer of jet lag and disorientation no more than a week ago myself, I figured a little hospitality was in order. It was raining pretty steadily today, but we have plans to explore Ankara's old city tomorrow - the palace and Ataturk's tomb and what not. So keep an eye out for that.
We also have Monday off for President's day, so I bought myself a ticket to Verdi's Macbeth at the Opera House that night. At $6 for a front row balcony seat, I may be going to the Opera pretty often. At the very least, Carmen is coming in April, and that is something I refuse to miss.
One of my coworkers had already mentioned there were a few single women closer to my age working in the Embassy and suggested I seek them out. Friday afternoon, however, they came to me before I got the chance. Turns out, there was something of a Lonely Hearts club getting together at someone's apartment for Valentine's Day, and Rebecca, one of the girls, had thought to invite me along. I accepted immediately of course, and I'm quite glad I did.
It was a low key party, just four of us girls, chocolate, wine, and a bit of painting, but that's just my type of scene. Also, the girls were wonderful. I suppose I should have expected to have a lot in common with young, female members of the Foreign Service, but even I was surprised by how well we got along. And how small the world really is. Rebecca, it turns out, is the sister of a friend of mine from Egypt. And not just any friend, but the one with whom I traveled through Uganda and Tanzania. Go figure, right? The family resemblance is a bit uncanny.
In other social news, the new PolMil intern had his first day yesterday. I only met him for a minute on my way into the office, but he lives in my building, and having been through the ringer of jet lag and disorientation no more than a week ago myself, I figured a little hospitality was in order. It was raining pretty steadily today, but we have plans to explore Ankara's old city tomorrow - the palace and Ataturk's tomb and what not. So keep an eye out for that.
We also have Monday off for President's day, so I bought myself a ticket to Verdi's Macbeth at the Opera House that night. At $6 for a front row balcony seat, I may be going to the Opera pretty often. At the very least, Carmen is coming in April, and that is something I refuse to miss.
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