something happened yesterday that made me think of you all in a particularly focused way. i am here in D.C. for the summer, and it turns out that the CCCU's directors' meeting is this week at the CCCU headquarters place in town. as you will expect, dave has to come to this, and so last night for the fourth of july, there was a picnic/watch-the-fireworks time for about 14 mespers from this past semester plus me, another random mesper from like 3 years ago, and two other random CCCU people. and dave. it was such a wonderful time, i don't even know what to say to tell you how good it was to see dave again. and it was so fun to hear people going around saying mumking and mafiish mushkila whenever they wanted (i only wish it had been you saying it instead of all these people i didnt know). but the group was really nice and it was just really fun to see all of them wearing kifayyas (it was funny actually at the beginning---i was standing outside the building just waiting for whoever was going to come to show up, and then this group of 10 or 15 kids with kufayyas come walking around the corner---i felt like i knew them a little bit already---the bond of the kifayya is kind of magical like that) and then of course to hear them talk about all the speakers they heard and the places they went. the whole evening was really quite wonderful, i just wish others of you could have been there to share it.
and just as a quick note about my internship: it's going really well. im in the central african affairs office, and i've been able to do lots of substantive work so far. besides kind of small projects here and there, i've been able to spend quite a bit of time pulling materials together in order to brief people who have been nominated for ambassadorships to particular countries. this is when i get to learn about the issues in particular places, and it's pretty interesting. i really like the other intern in my office, and most of the people i work with are cool too.
i think about you often and love hearing about what you're doing.
with love,
phil
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phil... keep trying to call me. i'll answer one of these times. i promise. :)
i have no idea what number to reach you at and i want to talk.
peace.
You met all of my "troubled kids"! Aren't they great? (And I mean that sincerely).
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