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regular people clothes
Let me tell you, judging by the complicated lists and Excel sheets that Andy’s using to guide our transfer process, he’s going to make quite the management officer one of these days. But what have I,...
View Articlehow my french has already gotten worse
When I thought about spending two years in a Francophone country, I figured my French would get better. How could it not? After all, I’d be surrounded by French all day long. Then I began to hear that...
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an unwanted diagnosis
I’ve always found it difficult to know what information about my life I should scatter out into the sea of the Internet. For some people — the ones who share that they’re hungry for a sandwich, and...
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treatment options
Andy was presented with three choices regarding his post-surgical cancer care. Every medical professional we’ve seen has made a point to mention that having choices is a good thing, because they...
View Article170th a-100
I’m joining the 170th A-100 class. You read that right. More than two years after landing on the register, I am finally joining the Foreign Service. It seemed like everything was all set back in...
View Articlerange of emotions
When my invitation to the January A-100 came almost two weeks ago, we had already begun mentally preparing ourselves for the March class. We looked on the bright side – I’d get to spend more time in...
View Articlewhat a difference a year makes
The first day of my Foreign Service orientation was last Monday and, unlike nearly every other day when we’re at the training center in Virginia, on this first day we met at the State Department...
View Articlebid lists and priorities
The most exciting day of A-100 is flag day, when you find out where and how you’ll be spending the next two years of your life. The second most exciting day is the day you receive your bid list, when...
View Articlefirst tour in washington
Now that Alex has settled in to Spanish training, she reminded me that I may never have mentioned what it is that I’ve been doing for the past year. Well, way back when I was in A-100, we made the...
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the spanish continues
I’m eight weeks into my Spanish training and some days are definitely better than others. With almost five hours of class per day, plus time in the lab and individual instruction with my professor and...
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chivas
With Flynn officially part of his own soccer team (or Mexican Football, as he calls it), I had been thinking it was time I took him to a soccer game. Then, while sitting at home one Sunday morning,...
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