congrats to the 160th!
Members of another A-100 class learned where they’re headed at their Flag Day today, almost exactly a year after our own. Continue reading
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the wait (and the guilt)
Waiting for the baby. Waiting to get to Benin. We’re just pretty much just waiting around these days… which makes us feel guilty as friends and colleagues are off making important contributions in Libya, Egypt, Bahrain and beyond. Continue reading
Posted in Baby, Benin, Life in DC, Personal
Tagged a100, baby, bahrain, Benin, DC, egypt, georgetown, libya, pregnancy
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oakwood rosslyn
What’s it like living in Oakwood – Rosslyn? You’re about to find out. Continue reading
my reputation precedes me
Conservatives, liberals and the apolitical all have different opinions about FSOs. None are good. Continue reading
grr redux (or, bid list lust)
Well, it happened again: we looked at the new bid list and got jealous. Continue reading
advice for a-100
Advice for the new A-100 class starting Monday… Continue reading
sworn in by the secretary
On our first day of A-100 we swore in quickly as a formality, so we could get paid. This afternoon, though, after five weeks of orientation, we gathered at Main State for a swearing in with more pomp and circumstance. … Continue reading
Posted in A-100
Tagged a100, hillary clinton, main state, oath of office, secretary of state, swearing in
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the bid list is here!
Today, my A-100 class received a list of just over 100 available jobs at embassies and consulates around the world. Each of us will be filling one of these positions. (Well, probably. The list is a living creature. Before final … Continue reading
pantsuits and high heels and pearls, oh my!
For the next few weeks I’m visiting my mom in Illinois. While she’s at work during the day, two main things are on my agenda: finish and FedEx piles of paperwork back to State, and shop. The first task daunts … Continue reading
hello, arlington
While I’m in training we’ll be living in a corporate housing joint in Arlington, Virginia. This particular corner of Arlington isn’t the most happening of places. Let’s just say, we would be lucky to be among the suburban sprawl the … Continue reading
Posted in Life in DC
Tagged a100, arlington, bike, breakfast, DC, georgetown, laundry, maid, metro, triathlon
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