what a difference a year makes
Walking to the State Department for his first day of work, Andy passed the hospital where he had surgery almost exactly a year ago. Continue reading
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meanwhile, back in benin…
While Andy’s off in D.C. meeting lots of new people and consuming all the bagels and pizza he can manage, back in Benin, life for Flynn and me continues on like much before. Continue reading
170th a-100
Andy is joining the 170th A-100 class! You read that right. More than two years after landing on the register, he is finally joining the Foreign Service.
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congrats to the 160th!
Members of another A-100 class learned where they’re headed at their Flag Day today, almost exactly a year after our own. Continue reading
the wait (and the guilt)
Waiting for the baby. Waiting to get to Benin. We’re just pretty much just waiting around these days… which makes us feel guilty as friends and colleagues are off making important contributions in Libya, Egypt, Bahrain and beyond. Continue reading
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Tagged a100, baby, bahrain, Benin, DC, egypt, georgetown, libya, pregnancy
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oakwood rosslyn
What’s it like living in Oakwood – Rosslyn? You’re about to find out. Continue reading
my reputation precedes me
Conservatives, liberals and the apolitical all have different opinions about FSOs. None are good. Continue reading
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Tagged a100, apolitical, conservative, fawda munathema, liberal
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grr redux (or, bid list lust)
Well, it happened again: we looked at the new bid list and got jealous. Continue reading
advice for a-100
Advice for the new A-100 class starting Monday… Continue reading
sworn in by the secretary
On our first day of A-100 we swore in quickly as a formality, so we could get paid. This afternoon, though, after five weeks of orientation, we gathered at Main State for a swearing in with more pomp and circumstance. … Continue reading
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Tagged a100, hillary clinton, main state, oath of office, secretary of state, swearing in
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