Pre-FS: The Oregon Era
The 1st leg of our Journey… Everything before moving to DC
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The last time I started writing a post for this blog was almost exactly one year ago when we were less than 3 months away from moving. This is Jen,…
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… than our old one back home. The internal organization is random and fits every dish awkwardly, at best. But it chimes such friendly tones when you start it. Our…
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When Jenne and I were looking for our first house, we found a 4-leaf clover 🍀 in the yard of one house. It eventually became our home — for exactly…
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We’re thrilled that our first post will be Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan! How do we feel about this post? Couldn’t be happier! It reminds me of when our oldest kiddo started kindergarten,…
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Foreign Service Orientation (aka A-100 or SOAR) is 6 weeks long… then after that comes more training, specific to what your job is, and where you’re going. There are close…
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I had to split my brain in two to get this job, and I’ve had to split my heart in two to start it 💔. It took me 15 months…
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Jen and I were recently talking on the telephone about how our first life together lasted about 5 years. We dated (only for a few months!), fell in love (instantly…
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I’ve sworn an oath to the constitution. I’ve gotten a super official badge that allows me past armed guards in marble gov’t buildings. I used my State Department email to…
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How awkward would it have been, if: Us: “…so we’re moving out of the country.”Everyone else: “Good!” Ah jeez! Ha! It’s not like I thought THAT was going to happen.…
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Portland is an amazing little city. Our food, our fashion, our outdoors, our books… it’s comforting that, no matter where we go in the world, we can wrap ourselves in…
