He and his wife, Kate, arrived here in the last couple of months (like us). The turnout was around 50 or 60, though many of them, it seemed, were employees of the US Embassy here. Either way, it was really comforting to see so many other Americans. It was also nice to have American food. The spread included burgers, hot dogs, fried chicken bites, and a few other things. The highlight though was the carrot cake they had out for dessert. I thought about stuffing some in my pockets to bring home, but I resisted. I ate about 4 pieces though, so that was probably enough.
It is always awkward at these type of events to just go up and talk to people, but we did our best. We did meet some people who we could potentially be friends with in town, so we'll see what happens after we follow up with them.
We caught the ambassador right as he was about to put a hot dog in his mouth. He seemed very nice and was really interested in hearing more about Dell. He plays tennis, so we discussed getting out on the court and playing mixed doubles. We'll see if that ever happens, but it would certainly be interesting. I was most impressed by the fact that he was able to down the entire hot dog during our conversation without it ever been awkward.
It was a fun night and very cool experience. I think it would be neat to be an ambassador, and I know Jenn would love to be the wife of an ambassador. She'd be great at it. I am not interested, however, in going the route of a career in diplomatic services. We spoke with the Deputy Ambassador, who had done 3 stints in Iraq and just finished one in Pakistan. No thank you. I just need one of my friends to become President, which I oddly think could be possible.
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