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[bumpycat]

The questions I had on Friday night were, "Where am I going on my exchange visit with the US National Guard?" and "What time will I achieve on my first half-marathon?"

Answer 1: Wisconsin! starmadeshadow, I'm not sure how far Fort McCoy is from your university ... maybe I'll have a chance to drop by. Funnily enough, I'm not working with native Wisconsinites - I'm

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[pinkthulhu]

Hope you don't get pulled into last minute changes of plan... http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-17502973.

On the other hand, if you go to the Badger State, you'd better get acquainted with Sconnies... :-) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzEZ-dqN1q8

[starmadeshadow]

Oh dear lord. What disturbs me most is that I understood that entire video, and laughed a lot. At least I don't own a cheese hat. Yet.

[bumpycat]

"Sconnies"?! ZOMG ... Well, I suppose Wisconsin has to have something to tell it apart from South Dakota, and cheese could be it ...

[pinkthulhu]

Glad you enjoyed it! Hope you at least cheer the Packers, and eat brats 'eer day! :-)

[starmadeshadow]

Wow - of all the places in the US, you end up in Wisconsin! I think Fort McCoy is about a 3 hour drive from Madison, so I'm probably not visitable, but it will be awesome to know there's a fellow Safrican in the state. Yay! Where are you flying in to?

[bumpycat]

I'm flying in to Washington Dulles, then a connecting flight to Minneapolis-Saint Paul, then a military flight to Fort McCoy. I'm there for two weeks, and a three-hour drive isn't that far. I'll talk to my host and see if we can arrange a visit ;)

[starmadeshadow]

Congratulations on the captaincy :-)
It would be awesome to see you if you can swing it - I can offer relatively comfy accommodation, and all the fried cheese curds you can eat! When are you heading to the US?