April 1st was the announcement day for the scholarship winners from NEH (National Endowment for the Humanities). The subject line read congratulations and I was so excited I forwarded the email to Mark right away. That evening I shared the news with family. Known for pulling April Fool's jokes in the past, my sister, Kathy, wished congratulations and then immediately emailed back saying, "I almost fell for it and then I checked the calendar!" I had to send the original email from NEH saying congratulations for her to believe that I was really going to Istanbul this summer.