food and life in the foreign service
January 29, 2010 was a huge day for us: it was Grant's Flag Day. Flag Day is when everyone assembles in the gym at FSI to sit in rows of chairs in front of a table covered in mini flags. Bingo sheets of post names are handed out and people are encouraged to play by... Continue Reading →
Right now, we're in the middle of learning Serbian for our upcoming post to Belgrade. I am absolutely thrilled to have the opportunity to learn the language -- moving to a foreign country where I don't speak the language(s) and no one speaks English? Been there, done that, would prefer not to do it again.... Continue Reading →
Apparently the thing to do is make a list of the top twelve highlights of 2012... well, picking just twelve is a little difficult. After some consultation, I have come up with my top twelve, although a few of them contain numerous things all rolled into one, and I think I am missing a number... 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 →
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 