Category: Pre-FS: The Oregon Era

  • Farewell, Patsy Wigglebum!

    You are a dog, which meant dog poop, pee, vomit, hair, stink, and muddy pawprints. Did these chores […]

  • 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 […]

  • 3 Weeks! EEEP! Spend and Purge

    Hanna Andersson, Columbia employee store, Darn Tough socks, REI, Cotopaxi, Travelpro. Goodwill, Craigslist, junk removal. Money goes out. […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • When Black Friday Comes

    So many secrets… but my salary is public!

  • How We Did It

    Getting into the Foreign Service is seriously hard. No one will say *how* hard… that’s a state secret, […]

  • Challenge Accepted

    I’m really going to miss my coworkers.

  • 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 […]

  • WE’RE IN!

    WE DID IT WE GOT IN TO THE FOREIGN SERVICE JEN! WHAT HAVE WE DONE! (we got notice […]