As I just wrote to a friend in the States, it's...

...Very busy and interesting time here--working on grant proposals hoping to bring in outside support for the school, gearing up for a regional sports tournament for our students next week, and bracing ourselves for the world Islamic conference the week after--5,000 visitors arriving for 2-5 days. Oh, yes, and teaching. At least we don't have to deal with snow (though at least one embassy is taking a snow day during the conference because our geographically small city will be one major traffic jam, what with road closings and increased security).