COVID rates are declining here. Since the embassy has a high vaccination rate, we\u2019re tentatively dipping our toes back in the socialization water. Last weekend included a local holiday on Monday, and we met a few folks at the embassy pool for a burger and a beer. Friday afternoon, the Ambassador had a small group over for a mid-afternoon happy hour. And yesterday John hosted a small group of gamers at our apartment – they had a great time and I enjoyed hostessing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We welcomed the new USAID country director Friday night. John and I set up his house with enough groceries to get him going and met him there when he got in from the airport. I took him to the three main grocery stores yesterday and gave him a general tour around town (or as much as I could without getting lost!). <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sadly my car battery decided to die on one of the rainiest mornings we\u2019ve had – motor pool came to my rescue, and John took care of getting me a new battery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We finished watching \u201cMrs. Wilson,\u201d which was good. We\u2019ve been watching \u201cManifest,\u201d and while it\u2019s not as high quality as other shows, it\u2019s an interesting premise and a no-brainer to watch!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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