As I begin my move to the DC area, and make my way to the airport in just a few short hours for FS orientation, I find myself reflecting on just how much I love and will miss my hometown of El Paso. Located in the far tip of West Texas, El Paso is where
The last two weeks after getting invited to April orientation and setting up my PCS lodging in Washington have been fairly calm. This week I received my Salary Offer from the State Department, and as expected, I was salary capped in my entry level grade. I wrote an AMA here, about salary and all the
After accepting the position with the State Department, I immediately knew it would mean parting with my beloved Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo, aka ‘The Crimson Fury’. I have always been a car guy, specifically a luxury/sports car guy, and since graduating from college in 2007, I have had some pretty cool cars. In order since
Since I have a blog and a website, I thought I would jot down some of my thoughts and feelings about the ongoing pandemic here. This post will have absolutely nothing to do with the Foreign Service. It will just be some of my thoughts about the last 2 years of the pandemic, and what
