Eventful Week

The week of Nov. 11-18th was a really fun week - Jeff and I did exciting stuff each of the nights. Monday I went out with people from my program; Tuesday Jeff and I saw "Juno" and saw a Q&A with the screen-writer and main actress. On Wednesday we went to a talk on Space Policy hosted by the "Women in Aerospace" group. It was a really interesting talk, and the building had a beautiful view of the capital. Thursday, we had a Beaujolais nouveau party after class, to celebrate "Beaujolais Day" with this wine, which is released the third Thursday in November. (I'm still not clear exactly why this constitutes a holiday, but wikipedia confirms it's a real thing.) On Friday, we got together with friends for a Bollywood Movie night. We watched "Rang de Basanti", which is a good movie - about students in India and current politics juxtaposed with the story of Indian revolutionaries in the early 20th century. And it's got dancing! We also had Indian food for dinner and did some dancing ourselves. On Saturday, Jeff and I got up early in the morning (8:30am is early to me, at least) and got on the bus to New York. We spent the day walking around New York City with our friends Kamal and Stefania, who I met while I was living in England. It was really nice to see them; it's been two or three years since the last time we saw each other. We ended the evening by seeing a fun comedy show in a bar on Bleeker Street in the Village. Then we raced to the bus station to get back to DC. Sunday, Nov. 18th was Jeff's birthday, and we celebrated mostly by ordering pizza and watching football. It was a very nice, relaxing birthday. Then, on Monday, Rachel and Tim came into the city to visit and hang out, and Jeff's brother, Dave, was in town visiting, too. Tim and Rachel got Jeff a birthday fruit tart (substitute for cake). It was a busy string of days, and lots of fun!