New CDC Director (Heidi)

So I figured since we're all public health people, we should at least mention the selection of the new CDC director.

Check out:
NYT Article
Frieden's Biography

Post from India!! (Heidi)

So here is my first official post from abroad! Yay!

After 18 hours of flying I have arrived in Hyderabad! My cousin Sara has been in Beijing for a few days and is flying in later this morning so her concert pianist friend Timothy picked me up at the airport. Today's a big day -- it's Sara's birthday so we're going to be getting all the fabulous things ready for the extravaganza!

Couple things:

• I may start only flying British Airways if only for the accents and generous wine servings.
• Malatrone makes me so thirsty it's not even funny.
  
• Drank hotel water at 7:30am... no diarrhea yet.
• Every Hyderabadi I've met so far hugs instead of shaking hands... very cool.
• It's 109 degrees right now... enough said.
• I've taken two pictures: first of the H1N1 screening at the airport. I went through and then asked to take pictures of the masked people :) -- But my auto focus was off and it was 4am....so it's blurry...sad. I'll have to try again next time!

• ...the second photo was my first feral dog sighting!

I'm not sure what to think as I've only seen the city from the drive home and inside a nice hotel while getting coffee, so but I'll definitely post more as I start to get a better sense of the area! So far... brilliant!

Heidi