The drive was tense, in that Max and Hannah were at each other's throats for much of the drive. Traffic was bad as well, and the end
result was that we were forced to drop me off at the door without much of what one might call a proper good-bye. However, I think that was ultimately a blessing- it was a quick break, that didn't give the kids time to get upset.The flight out was pretty craptacular. The flight spent most of its time going through storms, and so the turbulence was not good for most of the flight. The aside is a picture from my window seat. I have more pictures for Hannah to see when I can get them uploaded. On the plus side, the in-flight show was amusing. It was an episode of 30Rock, followed by an episode of Chuck. The NBC tie-in amused
me greatly.I was joined on the flight by two colleagues who will be joining me in Morocco. I wound up spending most of the day with them. They seem like good people. We got in 5 minutes early, and shared a cab to the hotel the State Dept. set up for us. After settling in, we met up with another fellow from our program, and decided to do a little sight-seeing before we had to meet up and check in. We visited the White House, the Washington Monument, and the Lincoln Memorial before heading back. After checking in, having a pre-orientation orientation, and a bit of dinner. Met, at least briefly, with the other members of the
Morocco group, and then went off to work on the trifecta. It was late by the time we reached the Supreme Court building, but by the end of the evening we finished seeing all three branches of government and giving them my personal stamp of approval.The day was, over all, a fairly good start. Let's hope the next few days stay as easy.
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