Holy Moly! Today this blog celebrates one year of age, and what a year it has been!!! Although I am on the verge of shipping out to Mauritania, I wanted to take some time and reflect on the past year, and the blog as a whole. Obviously quite a bit has changed over the last
Orientation has come to an end, and with it closes the prologue of my Foreign Service career. Even now, after all this time, from getting invited to orientation in January, to now, about to embark on my first assignment, it all still feels so surreal. I really hope the feeling never goes away. I’m sure
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
This last week of orientation featured a lot of self directed learning, and proved to be a fantastic week for my family to come from Texas for a visit. It was a jammed pack week of monuments, museums, a quick trip to Williamsburg, and good eating. It’s difficult to articulate how wonderful it was to
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
The penultimate week of orientation was another solid one. More quality information shared, more socializing, more good eats, more sporting events. The last two weekends have also been Embassy Open House around DC and Embassy Row near Dupont Circle. What this means is several embassies open up their door, let you look around, and have
