food and life in the foreign service
It's that time again... time to think back on everything that happened over the past year and come up with a list of moments to highlight. In thinking about what to choose, I went back and checked out my previous lists -- the 12 of 2012 and the 13 of 2013 -- boy have we... Continue Reading →
By far the best thing that happened in my "professional" life this year was that I won a contract to conduct a social media marketing workshop for the directors of the American Corners in Serbia. American Corners are resource centers providing information about American culture and the English language, and are located in host institutions such as... Continue Reading →
In 2013, I learned to make bagels from scratch. This may seem like an insignificant accomplishment to many Americans, but trust me, this was a big deal. When living abroad, other than friends and family, food is the big thing that people tend to miss. The US is really the only place in the world... Continue Reading →
A year ago today, my dear friend Chrystin married the love of her life. Although she was not the first of my high school friends to get married, it was the first wedding that both Grant and I were able to attend, other than our own. We had so much fun at the beautiful, winter-themed... Continue Reading →
I love Christmas. This year was nice because even though we are living in a country that does not celebrate our Christmas, they have their own -- so the Christmas season is even longer! To get into the Christmas spirit, in early December we took a long weekend and went to Vienna to check out... Continue Reading →
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