packing up and packing out
It’s been two weeks, but with the arrival of our unaccompanied baggage to our apartment in DC, it is finally time for the recap of our big pack out. Continue reading
Category Archives: FS Life
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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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
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 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
that’s great, but what about you?
The life of a foreign service spouse can be an exciting one, but not without its own challenges. Read as I attempt to answer the question of what I’m going to do while we’re abroad. Continue reading
pantsuits and high heels and pearls, oh my!
For the next few weeks I’m visiting my mom in Illinois. While she’s at work during the day, two main things are on my agenda: finish and FedEx piles of paperwork back to State, and shop. The first task daunts … Continue reading
it’s our move
One of the terms that becomes familiar to everyone in the foreign service is “pack out.” This is government lingo for packing up all your stuff and moving it from one home to the next. Continue reading
excitements
So I thought that now, as a break from planning our every move for the next two months, I would list the top five reasons that I, personally, am excited about the foreign service. Continue reading