Category: Pre-FS: The Oregon Era
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Working Again
The last time I started writing a post for this blog was almost exactly one year ago when […]
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Our dishwasher is much quieter…
… than our old one back home. The internal organization is random and fits every dish awkwardly, at […]
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Lucky us!
When Jenne and I were looking for our first house, we found a 4-leaf clover 🍀 in the […]
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Bishkek, here we come!
We’re thrilled that our first post will be Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan! How do we feel about this post? Couldn’t […]
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The Last Week of Orientation
Foreign Service Orientation (aka A-100 or SOAR) is 6 weeks long… then after that comes more training, specific […]
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Splitting Myself in Two
I had to split my brain in two to get this job, and I’ve had to split my […]
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Feeling Home
Jen and I were recently talking on the telephone about how our first life together lasted about 5 […]
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I’m a Diplomat Now!
I’ve sworn an oath to the constitution. I’ve gotten a super official badge that allows me past armed […]
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The Kindest Things
How awkward would it have been, if: Us: “…so we’re moving out of the country.”Everyone else: “Good!” Ah […]
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City of Roses and Broken Hearts
Portland is an amazing little city. Our food, our fashion, our outdoors, our books… it’s comforting that, no […]
