My reply to the President of Molossia:

Greetings to His Excellency!

I cannot express the depth of my gratitude for the honor and privilege of your invitation. It was, indeed, I who wrote that blog entry regarding Molossia. I still remember that night - my roommate Amanda (who had discovered the website to begin with) and I spent many hours reading about Molossia, and then another few hours still plotting our own micronation.

(Incidentally, I informed her of your invitation, and she sends her best regards.)

I would be most honored to come and visit Molossia. September sounds like a wonderful time to visit. How do I go about making arrangements? May I bring someone with me?

One thing: during my visit, I would be tremendously excited if I would be able to play a rousing game of broomball.

I hope this reaches you in good health. My best wishes to you, your family, and your nation. I look forward to your reply.

Best,
Carmen Machado

And his response!

Hello, Carmen!

It is good to hear from you. I wasn’t sure if you were the author of the blog, and considering that is goes back a few years I wasn’t certain that you would recall the blog entry.

I am pleased that you are interested in visiting Molossia, and the honor is all mine. I most certainly encourage you to bring whomever you wish, just let me know how many will be in your party so that I can properly prepare. I am open to any weekend except that of the 12th and 13th; I will be out of the country that weekend. Even Labor Day weekend is fine, as are most Mondays. A visit to Molossia usually only lasts a couple of hours (we are a very small country), so you will probably want to combine your visit here with a stop somewhere else, such as Lake Tahoe and / or Virginia City.

I would be happy to arrange a Broomball Game. Honestly, we haven’t played Broomball in several years, ever since the boys grew out of it. I’ll have to chase down a new ball since the old one died long ago. In addition to that, your visit will include a tour of the nation, including stops at our Customs Shack, Post Office, using our new telephone system, visiting Republic Square, Norton Park, the Molossia Railroad, the Tower of the Winds and the Trans-Molossia Nature Trail (if it’s not too hot). I am planning to have our Space Monument done by then, which will afford you the chance to launch an air rocket and thus become a part of our space program. After the tour, we can relax in Norton Park and enjoy some cookie dough while we chat about Molossia, micronations and whatever else comes up.

Bring your camera, your passport (if you have one), some pocket change for Fred the Customs Guy, a couple of bucks (American) for postcards and a sense of humor. No tobacco, walruses, spinach, catfish or Texans, please.

Let me know what day you’re interested in coming and I’ll make sure we’re ready for you!

Warmest regards,
His Excellency President Kevin Baugh,
Republic of Molossia

I'm going! Squee!

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