FSWE: a decent performance

yesterday i spent five hours at VCU taking the Foreign Service Written Exam. I have been warned many times that I will, as most people do, probably fail the first few times. I had little hopes, but regained some confidence after seeing the other test-takers: many undergrad-looking students and a few middle-aged guys who probably take the exam every year. one of them really looked like a wreck-- very dweebish, and he arrived late, sweaty and out of breath. so no wonder the state dept puts us through so many steps to get close to a job with them-- gotta weed out many people. i think i did ok on the exam and believe i have a chance at passing, but i am not keeping my hopes up.

i'm also trying not to keep my hopes up about a few interviews i have coming up. i think i found a wonderful job, that pays very well, and allows guddu and i to run off to omaha (nebraska, not japan). but i won't jinx it by saying anything more.

there are only two weeks of law class left. then i will almost stop coming to williamsburg, except for mondays.

guddu and i also have a hippie wedding to go to. the bad part is that it is graduation weekend, but i think, with a lot of driving back and forth on 64, i can do it all: 5K race for the cure, department brunch-pics-diploma, hippie campout wedding on farm in c'ville, back to williamsburg to march and watch desmond tutu speak. then, if i am feeling very ambitious, take my mom out for mother's day dinner. i might as well run myself into the ground that week becuase school will be over. no cares, unless we have to pack up to move to OMAHA the next week...