Rough Start
I wish it was all sunshine and rainbows, but we’ve had a rough start. The people here have […]
A Family's Journey in the Foreign Service
The last time I started writing a post for this blog was almost exactly one year ago when […]
I wish it was all sunshine and rainbows, but we’ve had a rough start. The people here have […]
How to get to work? Bike or run? Too polluted in winter, and need to wear a suit. […]
Day: minus 2. Arlington, VA: waking at 4am to start the time-zone adjustment, zipping odds and ends into […]
Getting here was special torture. A 32-hour itinerary, spanning 3 planes, 4 countries, and a scant few hours […]
“Wheels Up!” is what you exclaim when the plane has taken off. PCS-ing* is a drawn-out process, but […]
Our visas are taking a little longer than expected, due to the UN General Assembly currently taking place […]
YAY! The family arrived in DC! Finally! The other evening, Jenne and I were asking each other, “What […]
When Jenne and I were looking for our first house, we found a 4-leaf clover 🍀 in the […]
I did security training, aka the Foreign Affairs Counter Threat course. I thought it would be fun. It […]
We’re thrilled that our first post will be Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan! How do we feel about this post? Couldn’t […]