On Friday we were sworn in. We say the same oath of office that Thomas Jefferson said over 200 years ago (raise the right hand and repeat after me sort of thing). It was all very official. The event took place in the Benjamin Franklin room of the State Dept. (photos below, gorgeous). it is essentially a museum with a large deck and fantastic views. Was hoping to have Hilary, our boss, swear us in, but i suppose she had better things to do...
Even better than the swearing in, is that we had the afternoon to do administrative 'stuff'. i have been feeling so overwhelmed with all the information, homework, arrangements to travel. i finally feel a bit on top of things.
Monday we have a security training back at the Foreign Service Institute and then will officially start Medical training on Wednesday. I am looking forward to that. I feel like i am not using my brain with all this lack of medicine. It also means 5 more weeks and i should be out of here and on to the real adventure.
The Swearing in room, colleagues and families wandering around
There is that person in the suit again, how does she keep getting into all of these photos?!?!? Certainly i told everyone my $15 dollar jacket purchase story. I even got another jacket here in DC at a second hand store for $10. Some days i think the culture shock here in DC will be greater than any i experience in W Africa. I feel like a fish out of water here.
The View from the deck. This city is so different from any in the PNW. if you have never been to our fair capital, i highly recommend it.
Hope everyone is well. thanks to all who have checked out the blog. hang in there, photo's from Ouagadougou are just around the corner.
Wow! You look the same as you did in 1986...
ReplyDeleteBest of luck with all the training and the move!