Super-Duper Wacky n' Tacky Euro Adventure

Oh no! I jinxed the Irish team when I made that world cup comment about a few weeks ago! I'm so sorry.

The rowdy crowd of Irish fans at Silver's Irish pub last night had nothing to cheer for as Ireland stalled to a 0-0 tie with Switzerland. So close! If nothing else, it was a good excuse to go ahead and have another round after the game was done.

So who to cheer for? Well Russia is definitely in. Mexico and the US pretty much have it wrapped up. Looks like we still have plenty of teams to root for.

Ok, so here's the deal with the internship since a few people have been asking. I have a definite spot at the Carnegie Center. Eric already started working for them and they have him catalogging their massive library and he hates it. Now, a mile down the road, the World Bank has invited Iris and I to interview, along with other Russian candidates, tomorrow at their offices. They will then likely invite us to a reception they are later having for none other than Mr. Wolfowitz when he comes to check out the operations in Moscow. Our Stanford program director has gotten word that there are definitely two spots available for Stanford students, however, for some reason we are still required to interview and compete for the positions. Basically, this is Russia and absolutely nothing is guaranteed. What is guaranteed, however, is that time keeps on tickin', tickin' and there ain't that much time to do significant work at an intership here. So, I've put Carnegie on hold, trying not to quit outright, but I would def prefer to work at the World Bank. Who knows.

So. I have to declare. From abroad. This is gonna be interesting. Whoever does end being my advisor is probably gonna hate me from the beginning. Oh well. Let the process proceed!