Moving Stinks. It doesn’t matter where in the world you live, or how far the move. Moving is really tough. Just prior to our move to Nouakchott, I was able to sneak home for a bit and help with the final details of our move. Once there I had the common moving realization that we
Orientation has just about wrapped up, and the countdown to our PCS to Nouakchott ticks ever closer. The last week saw a lot of progress in making sure the move is a success and will happen on time. Diplomatic Visas have been obtained, Virginia finally mailed the title for the Nouakchott Battle Cruiser, the vehicle
Time marches along with a steady beat, and the move to Mauritania draws ever closer. As I mentioned in my previous post, relocating overseas for a diplomatic assignment is no small feat, and it involves a lot of moving parts. Making sure you get it all set up by the time you are expected to
Woof. In one months time I will be in Mauritania, settling into our new home, and starting my first assignment. I’m so excited to get there, but it feels like between now and then I have a million things to do, and not enough time. Let me try and explain what a PCS (permanent change
Not much to report on over the last week. I completed counter threat training, which was almost like an awesome summer camp where you get taught life saving skills and how to drive a car in a ton of really fun scenarios. As someone who loves to drive, it was an absolute blast being able
This week marked the end of orientation, and boy was it a productive one. As mentioned in the previous post, I learned my first assignment will be taking me to Nouakchott, Mauritania. I remain incredibly excited about the assignment, and perhaps more importantly, my family is too. My eldest daughter couldn’t be happier to be
Well, after 6 weeks of orientation, the day our class has been anxiously awaiting finally arrived, and in a whirlwind of information, nearly 200 individuals learned exactly where they will be going across this globe of ours. I am happy to announce that my first post with be in….. If you’re seeing that flag and
Not much to update. Another week has gone by, and at this point the general orientation is halfway over. I’ve really been enjoying getting to know my classmates better, and all of our instructors/speakers have been wonderful. It’s somewhat daunting when you join such a large bureaucracy, but it is so comforting knowing that the
After a hectic last week of work and a really fast move to Arlington (all within the last 72 hours), I can officially say that I am an employee of the US Department of State. This morning, I took the Oath of Office, which is the last step of the hiring process. Once that’s over,
It still feels surreal that exactly one month from today I’ll be sitting at orientation in the DC area. Sure it might be virtual to start, all done remotely (but we still have to be physically in the DC Metro), and I might have shorts on below my suit and tie that the camera can’t
