Latvia, Oh Latvia!
This past week, I flew to Latvia.
I was — almost unbelievably — invited there by the State Department of the United States of America. Who knew we had an Embassy in Latvia?
Well, the folks here, for starters: http://riga.usembassy.gov/EN/site/embassy/rel20080331toutonghi
The title for this story — American Author, Pauls Toutonghi, Shares Stories with Latvian Audiences — is truly piquant! And no, David, they were not dirty stories. Not most of them anyway.
All I can say is this. I loved my time there. And I had two potentially disfiguring accidents in Latvian restrooms. Don’t worry. I’m fine. I know you were worried. It’s just that the floors are slick, apparently, in Latvian restrooms. And THAT, my friends, is something you WON’T FIND IN THE GUIDEBOOKS.
