Gaylord and Saints

Well, here we are at the Gaylord National Hotel and Convention Center outside of DC, watching Anthony Bourdain on the Food Network. After the slightly stale bagels at the continental breakfast, the camel carcass is looking surprisingly good.

Yesterday we had a fantastic time with our good friends Sara and Monica: a lazy morning was followed by watching the HIGH DRAMA saints vs. redskins game at Nellie's, the local sports bar.

walking to Nellie's

Many thanks to Sara and Monica for the fabulous CHICKEN PURSE! Be sure to check it out at all future Jazz Fest's.....it will certainly be a staple.

What a game!!! 12 -0!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

GEAUX SAINTS!!

New Orleans truly deserved this and EVERY win...we are proud of our Saints!

Several bloody mary's and beers later, we scurried home through the freezing cold to eat delicious neighborhood pizza, model flourescent colored wigs, and enjoy their warm and cozy home.

Right now we are focused on two projects: using the Miss Porter's network (where I went to high school) to locate contacts in east asia and in africa, and getting travel visas for China, India, and Ghana. The former is going swimmingly, the latter is more challenging than expected.

It appears as though we may be securing the majority of our visas while we are in Tokyo, which will unfortunately dramatically cut into the eight days we have there. Our pre-departure New Orleans projects certainly consumed the majority of our time leading up to this adventure; we are now already paying the price. However, I'm sure that no one reading this blog is surprised...we are oftentimes flying by the seat of our pants. It usually seems to work well for us, but certainly increases MY stress level.

more updates later..

oxoox
brittany