Four years in the Foreign Service, and somehow it still feels like I just walked into A-100. These years have moved fast, full of new places, challenges, and moments that stretched me well beyond anything I expected when I first signed on. It hasn’t always been easy. This career asks a lot, both professionally and
After months in Yangon, a three-day weekend in Myanmar’s southern port town of Myeik felt like stepping into a slower, salt-air world. The pace softened, the horizon opened, and life seemed to follow the tides rather than traffic. Getting there was its own Myanmar quirk: flights within the country often cost more than hopping between
