food and life in the foreign service
Before arriving to a new place, we wonder what it will be like to walk Scarlett. In Uzbekistan, we tended to stick to the complex in which our house was located, venturing beyond the gates to meet Grant on his way home from work. We knew a lot of places to walk in and around... Continue Reading →
I recently had my first taste of Serbian food -- and it was delicious. We went to this hole-in-the-wall place downtown that Grant had previously been to, and as we were on the early side, we had the place nearly to ourselves. We had the very traditional, very Serbian ćevapi. Grilled ground meat, but nothing like... Continue Reading →
Although it seemed as if United Airlines did everything in its power to keep us from getting here, we made it! (More on how awful United is later; I promise this won't be a ranting post.) We've been pretty busy since we arrived, too. We got in last Thursday afternoon, and after being shown our... 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 →
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