As an expat spouse, it is easier to attend online training programs than brick-and-mortar ones. Some kinds of learning are just not well done in the online classroom.

My journey to the Foreign Service, for a time. I told myself I would write a post if I passed the second application round. Other people explain it much better than I ever could.

The Baby and the Bureaucracy. Asymp; Leave a comment. Anyone who joins the government knows that doing anything HR related requires a lot of paperwork, and having a baby in the State Department is no different. In fact, having a baby in the State Department requires boatloads of paperwork, in-person visits to Main State, and the patience of Job.

My Adventures as a U. It was bittersweet saying goodbye on March 1 to all our fond friends, familiar faces, and food fixes. Our last supper that night was at our favorite hole-in-the-wall taco joint. We left on a high note.

The cost of sea power, then and now. Infantry, cavalry, armor, and air power come and go in importance as technology and tactics change, but sea power is the perennial king of interstate warfare. Ever since completing my first warg.

Caves, castles, and the legend of Erasmus. There is a vignette in one of our guidebooks that tells of how Erasmus killed a Hapsburg prince in a duel and then hid out at Predjama, a small castle in the Slovenian countryside, from. Not having the luxury of. The painted monasteries of Bucovina.

Tales of a Foreign Service Family. You may remember our prior post about Cotonou. The weather is pleasant year-round. 2 Good food is plentiful.

Living in the spirit of one Gordon MacCreagh. I found The Miracle of Minneapolis at The Atlantic. Posted by Japansen on February 21, 2015. Beautiful photography of zoo animals. Posted in Cruising the Info Superhighway. Posted by Japansen on February 18, 2015.

Sunday, August 9, 2015. Damon and Jena recommended The Butcher Shop for dinner . a great meat-based dining hall and beer garden. Then taking in all the great art in this redeveloping part of town . it thrilled my municipal wonkiness! Happy Shelly and her birthday weekend! Dozens of food trucks. Wall sized happy birthday cakes.