When Your Country Calls For Duty…

When I came to Tajikistan in February, I registered with the U.S. Embassy — just letting them know that I was there — through their website. Over the course of the last 5 months, I received numerous messages from them regarding various issues going on in Tajikistan.

But today, I received the most interesting email yet — one that I had to share. Uncle Sam is sending out invitations to a picnic at the embassy celebrating Fourth of July! You gotta love it — although if I was them, I’d substitute hot dogs and hamburgers for shashlik and plov :)

How come I never got an invitation to the White House when I was living in New York? Come on, Barack… J

Originally published at boba.wordpress.com on June 21, 2009.