I’m on my way! Feel a bit scared, but mostly just waiting for that moment when it feels “All Good”. DC was interesting—and very helpful in framing the summer work. It was great seeing Joe, but it was difficult having him leave two days before me. I’m selfish in that I like my family escort to the airport. It was a bit odd getting myself there, but I proudly managed my 55-pound bag plus 15 pound carry-on through DC’s metro. The flight to Brussels went well; unfortunately I finished my book and completely failed at bringing two. So bored on the flight to Rwanda. We stay on the same plane for a one-hour flight to Uganda and arrive around 11:30 in Uganda. Luckily the co-founder of CTA will be meeting me at the airport with a driver.
DC was a weekend of feasting and friends. Sunday was over the top! Saturday night I met Katy Crosby, a former roommate and colleague at Bread for the World, at Cake Love. Sunday I caught up with Lauren Freeman at Dos Gringos. It was in the upper 90’s by 10 am so we were happy to find the quaint restaurant tucked away in Mount Pleasant had AC. AC + iced chai + cilantro egg wrap= divine. Next stop—Susan and Tim Armstrong’s house. Their baby, Reagan, just turned one and is already a savvy traveler. They recently took a trip to France and Switzerland, mad props for being adventurous with a one year old!! Susan suggested trying a new restaurant in their neighborhood. It is a quizzical hybrid of a bar—an Irish Jewish joint, called Star and Shamrock. I had my first ever potato latkes (only veggie option), which were delish, and Susan and Tim had ruebens. On principle we HAD to stop at the new pie shop that opened next door called Dangerously Delicious pies. The name lives up to the pies- it was soooo good. It’s the second store—the first opened in Baltimore.
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At this point I crossed my fingers hoping I could manage an appetite for dinner. Lucky for me, the restaurant the donor we were meeting with chose a very swanky spot—Blue Duck Tavern. She is one of the primary donors for CTA and loves to treat. The food was beautiful, tasty and small. We shared a warm spinach salad, grilled scallops, and then a vegetable tartine, a crab cake, and swordfish. Dessert was a must—so, we had the ginger custard topped with a layer of ganache with a pistachio crisp cookie and seasonal berry compote. Suffice it to say I had to roll myself into the cab that night.
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