Mid March, I went to the attache spouses' coffee hosted by the two Italian wives. At the coffee, they dressed in traditional Southern Italian dress and did a dance for us. The food was wonderful, of course. The event was attended by close to 100 women from many different countries.

Later in the month, the American ladies hosted a lunch at a BBQ restaurant. We dressed in Western clothes and everyone ate Texas grub. The job here is to represent our own countries, it's fun to see every one's traditions, culture and food.