{"id":123,"date":"2007-12-24T08:38:05","date_gmt":"2007-12-24T13:38:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/?p=123"},"modified":"2014-12-29T20:37:09","modified_gmt":"2014-12-30T02:37:09","slug":"full-swing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/?p=123","title":{"rendered":"Full swing"},"content":{"rendered":"

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John and Jimmi at the Spanish department party<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

We had a couple of holiday parties this week, starting with our Spanish department party on Wednesday afternoon – a huge potluck with lots to eat and drink. I had to miss a party at a classmate’s house on Saturday night because I wasn’t feeling well (just a cold – John did go to the party and had a great time), but I rallied to go to a wonderful dinner party last night.<\/p>\n

The dinner last night was interesting because it was given by two Senior Foreign Service Officers (also a tandem couple, like John and me). The woman was one of my examiners when I took the oral assessment in Chicago last year – we’ve run into\u00c2\u00a0them several times recently and sort of hit it off. It was a fun party and delicious food. The men were in suits or tuxes and the women had on sparkly things – it was fun to get dressed up and go to a “grown up” party. She had the table set with more crystal and silverware than\u00c2\u00a0I knew what to do with, but at the same time it was very comfortable and fun.<\/p>\n

I’ve been trying to make it to the twice-a-week free yoga classes that our apartment complex has (I really need it after all I ate last night). I’ve missed yoga with my Nuvell friends. It’s really made me feel better, especially since I’m sitting in class so much during the day.<\/p>\n

Tuesday was a marathon Spanish day. I had a progress evaluation in the afternoon, so that was basically a one-on-one two-hour class (I’m on track to finish in February, thank goodness). Afterwards, I met my Spanish buddy near the Rosslyn Metro and spent over an hour with him (he speaks English to me, and I reply in Spanish). Then John picked me up and we went with Jimmi to dinner at our favorite Vietnamese restaurant – we spoke in Spanish through dinner to help Jimmi practice for her final evaluation later in the week (she passed). By the end of the night, my brain was pooped.<\/p>\n

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Dave and Ramona at the Spanish party<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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