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À La Prochaine
After a frantic rearranging of my test date due to the day of morning for President George Bush, I managed to eke out a 3/3 on my final French exam. Apparently this means I have “Professional Working Proficiency.” For the … Continue reading
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Round Two, sneaking up on me
I realized this week that I have less than 2 months until departure. I swung into action, attempting to begin the stressful task of moving me and my household (i.e. two cats) across the ocean again. I feel a little … Continue reading
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Tenured!!
Late one night last week, I received a Facebook notification from my A-100 group. One of my colleagues was congratulating folks who were tenured. As I didn’t have access to my work email to view the cable and results of … Continue reading
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Holey Attack Remembrance
Today marks the 2 year anniversary of the Holey Bakery Terrorist attack in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Holey Bakery was a restaurant that I, and nearly all the expats in Dhaka, visited frequently. It was a routine for the consular officers in … Continue reading
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Je parle un peu français
I left Dhaka, Bangladesh the beginning of April after a flurry of goodbye parties and packing. I’m now back at one of my favorite places, the Foreign Service Institute, learning French. I will have to obtain a level 3/3 to … Continue reading
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Nearly there
Wow, it’s been an incredibly long time since I last posted. Life has been busy and after I reached my one year mark, things have gone very quickly. I am now wrapping up the last couple of months of my … Continue reading
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The downward slope
My year anniversary in Bangladesh was spent in Bangkok, Thailand. Now I am nearly at 14 months and it feels like time is flying. Work is incredibly busy, now that I have a new portfolio (American Citizen Services), every day … Continue reading
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A Day in the Life
Now that I have nearly been here a year, I am finally feeling like I’ve gotten my bearings….usually. I still learn new things every day, and I still make more mistakes than I would like, but all in all, I’m … Continue reading
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Transitions
Things have been fairly quiet here, as far as Foreign Service life can be quiet. Mid-January I went on my first R&R, which was delightful. I met my parents and one of my best friends in Nairobi, and together we … Continue reading
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2017 At Last!
Finally it is 2017. The holidays are always a little bit rough, but this one seemed especially so with many of my friends gone out of Dhaka. The Consular section was extra quiet, with only a few of us staying … Continue reading
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