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On Wednesday evening, SAA held a reception at the new Public Vaults exhibit of the National Archives. While one highlight/amusement was definitely the idea of drinking juice and eating cookies in the Rotunda, mere feet from the charters of freedom, the entire museum experience was interesting and interactive.… Read the rest
Satellite dishes everywhere.
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Lots of newly built buildings right next to half-rebuilt ones.
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Just to give a little of the “flavor” here.
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Operating on one hour of sleep in the past 30, so please forgive the brevity. The four of us arrived safely in Pristina at about 4 pm local time. We got into our hotel and then had a meeting over dinner with Larry Corwin from the US Office Pristina (http://pristina.usmission.gov/… Read the rest
We have been back for nearly a week and I am still processing everything that we experienced. For me there were three parts: the United Arab Emirates, the teaching/translation/logistics team, and the Iraqis.
The UAE
On a map the UAE is nestled on the tip of the “shoe” of Saudi Arabia.… Read the rest
