five on friday

1. My crew is headed to Washington, D.C. tomorrow. I've never been before, so I'm pretty excited. My best part is we get to ride the metro. I have the camera all charged, so you can expect a post on our trip soon!

2. Wireless Internet is unavailable in our "house" where we are living! BUT...who knew this "Internet tethering" thing was an option from my iPhone? I don't really understand technology, but I'm so grateful for the people that invent this wonderful stuff! I'm much more pleasant with an Internet connection! :)

3. A few weeks ago my aunt introduced us to this amazing granola from a little cafe in Valdosta, Georgia. I should have never taken a bite of it, because now I'm highly addicted! I was one happy girl today when I received a package of it from my Uncle Perry! Oh, how I wish Two Friends Cafe & Market was in Virginia!

4. Did I mention that I have to learn Hindi? Take a look at this script:

Consonants

Numerals

We read somewhere that the Hindi script looks like someone dipped some worms in ink and they crawled around for a few minutes. I'm understanding first hand why my little kindergartners always had that "deer in the headlights" look when I first introduced the alphabet to them! Language acquisition is going to be a real delight! I'm not sure which will be harder: writing it or speaking it? Rosetta Stone- here I come!

5. If anyone is interested, our temporary mailing address for the next six weeks is:

The Marlins

c/0 International Learning Center

16492 MLC Lane

Rockville, VA 23146