TDY Report: Dakar

I first want to start by thanking my wife Angeli for guest writing the last couple of weeks while I have been hoofing it around West Africa. No surprise that her posts seem to already be some of the most popular on the website in terms of views and comments. I really appreciate her viewpoint

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Kandi’s Corner: Employment

This week Nick is on a TDY (temporary duty) assignment abroad, so he was once again kind enough to let me take the wheel. I am going chat a little bit about what employment is like in the Foreign Service, and the process for getting hired as an eligible family member (which is basically any

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Enjoying the Simple Things

That’s the view from my rooftop deck. It isn’t anything overly special, but since getting our patio furniture back, we have definitely taken the opportunity to enjoy it with the wonderful Nouakchott evening weather. I would have never guessed moving to the desert I would have a house with a view of a pretty large

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3 Month Reunion

This last week I was afforded a fairly brief opportunity to head back to the United States (specifically Minneapolis) for work to attend Comprehensive Advanced Life Support, a class that the State Department has their new hires participate in at some point in their first couple of years at post. You can find some info

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