So glad to be back on U.S. soil, with friends and family, for quotes like this:

Jeannie (when I asked her how she was adjusting to life at an all-girl school): I really like it.  But sometimes I get girls and boys confused. 

(this one actually happened abroad.  DBomb and I were discussing Midwestern friendliness versus Bostonian friendliness):

Moi: People in Boston are actually pretty friendly.  If you smile, they'll smile back at you.  Actually, sometimes people are a little too friendly and you wish they weren't.

DBomb: OK, that's not Boston.  That's living next to Boston Medical.