Right now we are in Riga, Latvia. I'm actually checking my email from the US Deputy Ambassador to Latvia's downtown apartment in Riga. She's 37, and she's in charge of the US Embassy, next in line after the ambassador. She's a hasher, that's how we met her. All the hashers here were SO excited to see us arrive at a hash, we are the first American hash visitors since they started the hash a few years ago, so we got a huge warm welcome, and she threw an impromptu party so we could all hang out some more. We also met the Latvian Ambassador from the EU!! What a riot! I explained how to upload photos to yahoo so his wife can see their new apartment before she moves here :)
We extended our stay in Latvia for 3 more days cause it's so fun. Tonight we are going to Karaoke at the main beer tent in town, and tomorrow we are taking a day trip somewhere to get out of the city and tomorrow night we are going to see this hasher (latvian but Russian descent) sing in an Irish band. The other singer is English, there really is no Irish people in the band. Should be a hoot!
After we leave we are headed to Lithuania. A guy we met in Estonia is meeting us there, then we go to Poland, and then to Prague! The hash is having a huge weekend event 2 hours outside the city. We are going to that, and then a hasher invited us to stay at her apartment for a few days. Literally, our luck HAS to run out soon. We have met so many nice, nice people. At almost every hash we go to, someone knows someone from the Boston hash, or someone we have met along the way. By the time we get to India, we might already know half the people at the hash event in Goa!!! Mom, not to worry, everyone looks out for us because they think we need someone to look out for 2 cute women traveling alone. It works out quite nicely!
Another funny thing, everyone thinks Carla and I are lesbian lovers. Okay, not everyone, but 3 people on 3 different occasions have asked us if we are girlfriends. They think we get along too well to be just friends.
One more thing, Alison and I just uploaded tons of photos to the newsletter yahoogroup, check them out. They are funny!
Miss you, love, Carla
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