Did you know the largest ship graveyard in the world can be found in Mauritania? That’s right. Just off those cost of Mauritania’s second largest city Nouadhibou, sit hundreds of abandon and rotting ships. The first ships were abandoned in the 1920’s and as time went on, individuals, companies, and even some countries found it
After nearly 18 months away from the borderland, I found myself back in El Paso. Boy was it great to be back home. In the time I had been away, the city continues to grow and change, and yet it still remains the same. Friendly people, beautiful mountains, great Mexican food. After a week of
Last week I touched on my weeklong training in D.C. and how it spiraled into a winter wonderland of activities. Following the week of fun, I took some leave in order to head back to West Texas and spend some time with my family and friends. Over the last few months, some major events happened,
I just wrapped up a nearly 3 week visit to the U.S., with part of it involving some training for work. When the powers that be offered a class for us to understand our procurement system better, and how to maintain our complex medical inventories, I pounced at the opportunity. With the embassy trying to
How has educating your children in the Foreign Service been thus far, are the schools decent, and do you have to pay for their education abroad? This is a pretty complex question to answer just because there are so many variables that go into education, even domestically, so it can be particularly amplified abroad. Just
My phone recently reminded me of a glorious photo taken one year ago at the embassy Halloween event, and from there it took me through a path down memory lane of all my favorite photos taken here in Mauritania. I haven’t shared the photo in question on this blog, but figured now would be a
As I have noted in the previous weeks, my assignment to Pakistan was changed to Burma for summer of 2024. Although I was looking forward to moving to Peshawar, I am elated to be moving to Rangoon next summer. The food, the pagodas, the colonial architecture, the people. Rangoon is probably one of the last
In previous posts I have gushed about how much I am enjoying the job so far, and that there aren’t many negatives to the job. However, as we are in the heart of American Football Season, NBA and NHL is starting soon, Baseball is in the heat of the playoffs, as is Major League Soccer,
Living and working in the Foreign Service is a tricky business. Things are always in motion. People moving in and out of your lives, you’re moving around, you’re planning around moves, you’re planning future moves, and you’re still doing your job on the ground in your current post, literally through to the day that you
A country with two names, both seemingly correct, but it all depends on who you are talking to. The same applies to the largest city, which also goes by two names, Rangoon/Yangon. The name Burma has been used in some variety since the 18th century colonial period, and both Burma and Myanmar are an ethnonym
