One week in the States

So, my first week in DC is over. I'm liking it a lot so far; we get to know a lot about how a big embassy like ours works, and the city is pretty much like I had imagined - important buildings around every corner and people in suits everywhere. The constant fatigue of the first days is finally starting to fade, and yesterday and Thursday I've been able to see a bit of the DC afterwork/nightlife. Unfortunately my prejudice about Americans liking hiphop/R n B much more than I seems to be true so far, but hopefully there are some places with good music as well. We have also met some more embassy interns - from Finland, Slovenia and Norway, and tonight we are going to a Norwegian housewarming party, so everything is good on the social side. Have to go now, one of my housemates has a friend with a swimming pool, which is a very good thing when it's this hot outside. I thought fall would come reasonably early to Washington as well, but the past week's weather rivals that of southern Spain in the middle of summer.