an interesting work conversation

This afternoon the woman who schedules training dates and locations for the company that hires me out called. She wanted to schedule a few courses for a major telecomm company. First we talked about Pretoria in September.

me (thinking): "Yay! I get to go back to South Africa! And nearer to Kruger National Park!"

Then she said, "I've got some dates in February 2009."

me: "... these would be in Pretoria, too?"

her: "... uh, no. These would be in Islamabad, Pakistan."

silence (I was trying to picture little ol' me leading that course.)

me: "And we're not co-leading?"

her: "Uh... no."

me: "Huh. I wonder what it would be like for a youngish-looking woman to lead alone in Islamabad?"

her: "Well, I don't know."

The conversations in my life keep getting more and more interesting...