Category: Pre-FS: The Oregon Era
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Farewell, Patsy Wigglebum!
You are a dog, which meant dog poop, pee, vomit, hair, stink, and muddy pawprints. Did these chores […]
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Rollercoasters, Root Beer, and Ketchup
After waiting for ages, we’re finally on the rollercoaster. The lap bar has snapped down. We’re climbing that […]
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3 Weeks! EEEP! Spend and Purge
Hanna Andersson, Columbia employee store, Darn Tough socks, REI, Cotopaxi, Travelpro. Goodwill, Craigslist, junk removal. Money goes out. […]
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I’m In Between Jobs Right Now…
My final patient at the urgent care chain had new onset dysphagia after a URI. It was mild […]
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Is This Gonna Be Dangerous?
The most common concern we hear about the journey we’re starting is, “isn’t the foreign service going to […]
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When Black Friday Comes
So many secrets… but my salary is public!
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How We Did It
Getting into the Foreign Service is seriously hard. No one will say *how* hard… that’s a state secret, […]
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Challenge Accepted
I’m really going to miss my coworkers.
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Cars and Africa and “It depends.”
How do you make decisions about the future when you don’t know where you’re going? I’m talking about […]
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WE’RE IN!
WE DID IT WE GOT IN TO THE FOREIGN SERVICE JEN! WHAT HAVE WE DONE! (we got notice […]