Online personas

One thing I am so curious about is to meet people after I have read some of their blog postings. Usually they are different than I imagine them. For example, recently I met someone whose blog I had followed. Online he seemed like a gregarious and caring person. But live and in person he seemed more standoffish and less friendly. Maybe his gruff exterior hides a soft interior landscape, but you would probably never know this unless you knew him well.

You would think it would be the other way around, and that their blog would be less revealing than meeting them in person. Guess that's the crazy world of the internet and why people like to meet authors, to compare their idea of the person to the actual person.

Adding to the Foreign Service

I was so excited to learn today that someone I know in Anderson is now applying to the Foreign Service after hearing about our experience. Several people that I have told were very interested in the whole process and asked me lots of questions. But so far only one has actually applied that I know of.

In other good news, the new A100 class has some people from South Carolina.

Mi espos0 started Spanish this week. We have our classes at different times so we don't see each other during the day, but it is nice to know that he is there. We are still working out all the logistics with two children in two different schools and one that needs child care. They seem to be adjusting well to their first week of school.