It’s a weird experience closing out my first tour, preparing to arrive in my second tour, but also having to prepare and research for my 3rd tour. Typically in the Foreign Service, bidding is done in 2 or 3 year cycles, depending on how long your next assignment will be. Each country is assigned a
Short and sweet this week. Recently I was doing our monthly radio check when I started thinking about how weird this now routine activity was when I first moved to Mauritania. A radio check isn’t making sure my 90’s boom box can still pump out tunes, it’s a test performed in missions around the world
Has it really been two years? April 11th marked the 2 year anniversary to my swearing into the Foreign Service. Moving into that Arlington apartment for a few months feels so long ago. Look at that freshly sworn in face (and note the Warhammer book in the background). Sworn in during the death throws of
Every once and a while in my capacity as a Medical Provider in the U.S. Foreign Service, I am reminded that I am actually a titled diplomat (medical attaché), and as a diplomat, I get to do fancy diplomatic things. The reality is diplomacy is a good chunk of my job, reaching out to hospitals
