At about 10:00pm last night, Shanti and I headed downstairs with her bags as she got ready to leave for the airport and a two week trip to the U.S. Downstairs, chatting away on his cell phone was His Excellency. We waved to His Excellency and carried Shanti's bags out to the waiting car. As we were loading it up, His Excellency came out into the middle of the street to give Shanti an excessively long hug.
We walked back over to the car to finish loading it and explained to His Excellency that Shanti was leaving for the U.S. and would be gone for two weeks. When he learned that I was not leaving until the following night - and that we would be on opposite coasts for our trip - he put his arms around both of us, pushed us towards one another and, in accented English, said only "kiss, kiss." Trying to stifle our laughter at the sheer ridiculousness of the situation, I managed to give Shanti a kiss on her forehead much to the pleasure of His Excellency. We are eagerly looking forward to our next adventure with His Excellency, which may in fact be a long-anticipated karaoke gathering upon our return.
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