Oh my goodness it's been a long week. A long one, but a good one. Isobel is as wonderful as she seemed, and I am slowly but surely expanding my social circle.
I didn't do anything that's probably of note to any of you this week, to be honest, but I haven't really had a free evening yet. Isobel and I went to the gym after work on Monday, she cooked Ratatouille for Mark and I on Tuesday, Wednesday consisted of drinks on the rooftop terrace with Mark and Eva, Thursday was my first meeting of the Ankara diplomats club, and then tonight I went out and got to know the Italian intern. And the Spanish intern on accident.
That's my new project, actually - getting in touch with the other embassies' interns. I'm organizing a sort of outreach event for a bunch of high schoolers studying abroad in Turkey. It's a long story. But the short part is that Jim thought it would be nice if they could meet the other interns. Obviously I've made contact with Italy, whom I adore, and Spain. France is proving hard to get a hold of. I emailed Belgium yesterday and met him today, but he's a little jumpy and stand offish. Mark, who is half Danish, is in charge of the three or four interns at the Danish Embassy. And then there's just been a ton going on at work. If you follow the news at all, you'll probably understand why. And if you don't... watch something not American.
Point is that I'm getting a lot more responsibility, and I think thus far that I've proven myself every step of the way. Other than that, it is only a little late, but I am hella tired. Thus, good night to you all, and don't expect any interesting stories from my weekend. I am thesising. For all of it. Really.
I didn't do anything that's probably of note to any of you this week, to be honest, but I haven't really had a free evening yet. Isobel and I went to the gym after work on Monday, she cooked Ratatouille for Mark and I on Tuesday, Wednesday consisted of drinks on the rooftop terrace with Mark and Eva, Thursday was my first meeting of the Ankara diplomats club, and then tonight I went out and got to know the Italian intern. And the Spanish intern on accident.
That's my new project, actually - getting in touch with the other embassies' interns. I'm organizing a sort of outreach event for a bunch of high schoolers studying abroad in Turkey. It's a long story. But the short part is that Jim thought it would be nice if they could meet the other interns. Obviously I've made contact with Italy, whom I adore, and Spain. France is proving hard to get a hold of. I emailed Belgium yesterday and met him today, but he's a little jumpy and stand offish. Mark, who is half Danish, is in charge of the three or four interns at the Danish Embassy. And then there's just been a ton going on at work. If you follow the news at all, you'll probably understand why. And if you don't... watch something not American.
Point is that I'm getting a lot more responsibility, and I think thus far that I've proven myself every step of the way. Other than that, it is only a little late, but I am hella tired. Thus, good night to you all, and don't expect any interesting stories from my weekend. I am thesising. For all of it. Really.
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