ten flag day stories
[EDITOR’S NOTE — Click here to see a more up-to-date list of Flag Day recaps.] Flag Day is coming up on April 23. This is a very important day: it’s when we find out where we’re heading. Ahh! It all … Continue reading
Yearly Archives: 2010
the bid list is here!
Today, my A-100 class received a list of just over 100 available jobs at embassies and consulates around the world. Each of us will be filling one of these positions. (Well, probably. The list is a living creature. Before final … Continue reading
the sort of fso i’ll be
As I prepare to begin my Foreign Service career tomorrow, I can’t help but to think back to the first Foreign Service Officer I met. It was my junior year of college, when I was studying abroad in West Africa. … Continue reading
Posted in FS Life, Personal
Tagged community, culture, dcm, fsn, FSO, peace corps, stereotype, study abroad, ugly american, west africa
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so long nyc…
…although I’m bringing the Empire State Building with me.
moh to efm
Up until last week, I was what the government refers to as a Member of Household, or MOH for short. But no longer! Continue reading
good news!
Yesterday Andy found out that he passed the FSOT, the first step in becoming a Foreign Service Officer himself! Now he has to submit five personal narrative essays. Then, likely in May, he’ll learn if he can take the Oral … Continue reading
q&a, google analytics style
Although we started this blog so family and friends could keep up with us, we’ve been pleasantly surprised to learn that quite a few strangers are stumbling upon it too. Google Analytics even tells us the search terms they used … Continue reading
Posted in A-100, Clearance Process, FS Life, FSOA, FSWE
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the howl report
Now that Abbey’s going to be a diplo-pet, she’s on a quest to meet dogs of all breeds and backgrounds. Continue reading
the age-old debate: mac vs. pc
I need a new computer. Why? Well, my current computer looks like this: How did that happen, you ask? On the night of my Oral Assessment, I fell asleep with it in my bed watching The West Wing. I woke … Continue reading
calm now, storm later
My first entry in this blog was about how Alex’s joining the foreign service was starting to feel real. After a year of tests and essays and clearances and uncertainty, we were finally making preparations for the big change. We … Continue reading