10:38, Alexandria, Virginia.  We arrived last night a bit bleary-eyed after flying across the country.  It felt surreal to have the US State Department fly me to a meeting in DC!  My fellow "Fulbrighters," or "becarios," have impressive credentials: one woman helps run a study-abroad program in Spain each year and another teacher was in charge of an American University Spanish language summer program at the age of 23.  Monica and I met last night for over an hour talking about our schools, the houses we're exchanging, and the tidbits of useful information we think will make each other's lives easier as we transition into a new culture and new school.  The Mexican teachers have been enduring two weeks of prep work already, and tomorrow have a full day of more orientation information - the educational systems are very different, and I am only understanding the first few pages of what I know will be a whole year of learning outside the textbook (and teaching without a textbook!).