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 →
home leave is awesome
I've been slacking on the blog because I've been so busy loving home leave, which, on a scale of one to best thing ever, is pretty close to best thing ever. For the non-Foreign Service folks reading this, home leave is Congressionally mandated vacation that Foreign Service Officers must take in between tours abroad. There... Continue Reading →
Sarah and Scarlett’s great adventure
Right now, I am on what can be considered an extended home leave, in between our first post in Tashkent, Uzbekistan and language training for our second post in Belgrade, Serbia -- and it is a strange feeling. I am back in the US with our silly little Uzbek dog as my husband finishes up... Continue Reading →