food and life in the foreign service
My first trip outside Belgium after arriving here was a couple of days in Paris with my sister. She had come a few days after our arrival to spend some time with us during her summer break as well as to help us settle in. She was invaluable when it came to unpacking and setting... Continue Reading →
Other than leaving our life in Belgrade, it is safe to say that starting a new one here in Brussels ranks up there for big things that happened to us in 2015. After a fun and busy home leave and a few days of consultations in muggy DC, we hopped on a plane and landed... Continue Reading →
Although we did not get a ton of time in the US in between tours this time around, we were able to spend a good chunk of what we did have at the beach in New Jersey. We took advantage of the beautiful summer weather and did a lot of biking, swimming, and kayaking. We... Continue Reading →
One of the biggest things that happened to us in 2015 was that we finished up our tour in Belgrade. Our feelings on this were definitely bittersweet: it is hard not to be excited to move on when one is moving on to a cool city like Brussels, but we really loved living in Belgrade.... Continue Reading →
The first trip we took in 2015 was one to go skiing in Austria with my sister. None of us had been skiing in years and we loved that we were able to hop in our car and drive from Belgrade to some great skiing. Part of the drive involved us putting our car on a... Continue Reading →
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