Our Colleagues

This evening we had dinner with the rest of our "foreign" colleagues, hosted by the university. There are over 60 this year - quite a gathering. It was lovely colleagues who had become friends over the course of last year. We, along with another newlywed couple, were congratulated on our recent nuptials and presented with a gift. We also heard the clinkling of glasses suggesting we kiss - the other couple did (he was from the States and understood what the "clinkling" meant), but we didn't. I'm not sure everyone would have wanted to see that. It was interesting to hear what "clinkling" meant in other countries, for ex: in England, it meant asking for a speech, instead of a kiss. Well, anyway, i'm glad we did neither.

It was great to catch up with folks on their summer, previous semester and spring festival break... We'll have to start planning for our summer break...

Tonight's TV break:

NBA basketball, Houston vs. Washington

"60 Minutes" featuring American combat stress teams serving American soldiers in Iraq, connection between Howard Hughes and Richard Nixon, and Saudis fighting terrorists in Saudi Arabia.

"Just For Laughs"....a Canadian "Candid Camera" of sorts. We saw this show in India as well. A riot!