food and life in the foreign service
One great thing about the Foreign Service is that we're meeting people from all over the world. Last week, a woman with whom I worked in Tashkent was in town visiting and she invited us over to her friend's house for plov. Plov is the national dish of Uzbekistan and it is similar to a rice pilaf.... Continue Reading →
One of the inevitabilities of foreign service life is moving, and lots of it. We've already moved to a different continent and back, and we're doing the same in May: three continents in the first two years of our marriage! As if we wanted more, after moving to Oakwood Falls Church in the beginning of... Continue Reading →
Having grown up in New Jersey, that meant summers full of fresh fruits and vegetables (New Jersey is, after all, the Garden State!). There are a number of things New Jersey does particularly well: blueberries, corn, and tomatoes are the big three. We always had corn or tomatoes at dinner every night during the summer... Continue Reading →
Unfortunately for Scarlett, our floor is not made of dirt: she tries to hide and/or bury her bones and treats, and we finally got a video of one of her more successful attempts. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qN92BrcnLw&feature=youtu.be
Greetings from the State Department ghetto (I didn't make that up: please see this Washington Post article from 2011 -- that being said, it is no misnomer): Oakwood Falls Church. There have been some nice updates since our last stay, two years ago, and we've enjoyed our first few days here. Scarlett is settling in pretty... Continue Reading →
kitchen cables 