Almost a year after my own Flag Day, another class had its turn. It’s such a dramatic and exciting hour that I still enjoy re-living it through the experience of others. I’ll update the “flag day stories” page on the right as other bloggers describe the day, so — hint, hint — post!

In the meantime, if any of you want to challenge me for the title of “Foreign Service Officer who inadvertently goes the longest amount of time before shipping off to an actual foreign land,” it’s on.

[Stay tuned: pregnancy pictures coming soon.]