Now I know you all think no one could top your summer adventures, but have I got an amazing story to tell you....

This summer I decided I really needed a change of pace; I needed to get myself away from the 1700 block of Mass. Ave. and out into the fresh air of the rest of the world, so I pulled out the old inflatable globe, gave it a couple of spins and took off to the first place my finger landed.....

So now instead of taking the metro everyday the 45 minute commute from Maryland to Dupont Circle.....I am getting off at Farragut North. That's right. My little inflatable globe knew that the one thing I was missing out on in this world was spending the summer in a windowless DC highrise office-building (any benefit to it be a highrise being negated by the fact that it's windowless).

But not to get too sarcastic, I am enjoying a relatively peaceful summer in the city. Juanito's job at the sandwich shop keeps him busy and is actively motivating him to find another job.... My job as an intern at Pact International is also keeping me busy, but I'm happy to say I think I'm doing meaningful work and they're really taking me seriously as a capable person in this field. My co-workers are really friendly people, and they have felt very open to griping to me about the downsides of working at headquarters.

And while my weekends are not filled with trips to the ocean or the mountains, or the source of the Nile, Juanito and I have been heading out on our bikes to other exotic locales like College Park and Silver Spring, and hosting famed violinist Mahatma Hernandez (brother to Juan Hernandez) during his 5-state musical tour (ok, sorry, sarcasm snuck in again).

In all seriousness, I miss you all. DC is not the same without all you I-Dev-ers in it. So enjoy your travels and the chance to do some great field work, and keep sending your stories; I enjoy the vicarious globetrotting.

Take care,

Kim