Saturday June 27 2009

At 11:30 am I leave Vienna. Nine hours later the plane - operated by Austrian Airlines - lands at Dulles Airport, Washington, DC. A friendly taxi driver is already waiting for participants of the IV-program "American Libraries". Alena from Slovakia, Thea from Georgia, Yusuf from Sudan, Obama from Egypt and I are brought to the Palomar Hotel, 2121 P Street, NW. The English Language Officers for this project Suzane, Stanley and Irwin welcome us in the hotel lobby. What a day. In the US capitol there is really summer. After a short swim in the hotel pool I feel just tired and go to sleep.