Today was our first day of classes. Each week we work Monday through Thursday, then participate in a one-hour class and at least two outside-speaker briefings on Friday. The times for our briefings vary, depending on the individual speakers' schedules. Today's lectures were pretty interesting; the first was by a public relations consultant about communication and the second one was by a guy who had done a lot of stuff in government, academia, and humanitarian work and whose topics ranged from government spending to the NFL. After the briefings, we went to the Kennedy Center with another married couple from our complex.
Every night during the year, the Center hosts a free concert on the Millennium Stage at 6 pm, so we were able to take in an hour of Cedric Watson and Bijou Creole. The band included an accordian, drums, a couple guitars, a d'jimbe drum (Grant: I thought of you when I saw their drum. I hope you still play the d'jimbe often so you can grow up to be in a band!), and this instrument that looked like a metal bib. I'll have to look up its official name..jpg)
Aunt Amy let us know that Julia will be playing on the Millennium Stage this Thursday. We are so excited to hear her play and see Aunt Amy and Uncle Mark again.
I'll post our pictures from this evening tomorrow when I get my camera cord back from the other married couple who borrowed it. Love you all!
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