the official list of fulbright grantees has finally been posted at the state department website. at first i thought they had left my project out. fortunately, they are smart and i am stupid. turns out i was looking under the illinois heading instead of the district of columbia one. duh.

despite my misgivings, they also spelled my first name right. unlike the slackers from my high school yearbook. and my temporary visa entry form. and my chilean student id. how can a seven-letter word be so hard? foreign policy may not be the state department's strong point, but at least they get kudos on their typemanship.