Category Archives: Foreign Service

Taipei, Taiwan

After we got the list of possible Foreign Service assignments we were given a few days to research the different cities. We then turned in an ordered list broken up into High: meaning we would really like to go there, Medium: we’d be ok with going there and Low: we really don’t want to goContinue reading “The Method to the Madness”

Today Jason completed his 7th day of training with the Foreign Service. The State Department offers classes for the spouses of their employees, so I’m trying to take advantage of the training while the kids and I are in DC for three weeks. For the past two days I have been privileged to attend theContinue reading “Foreign Service Spouse Training”

This is a little explanation for those readers who are trying to understand why they can’t read one of our blog posts with “Protected” in the title (Hi Mom). There is a lot of information about our life that is “sensitive but not classified.”  I’m not 100% sure what the policy is about what IContinue reading “A little explanation”

If I can get everything packed, Sunday morning I’ll start the Great American Road Trip with the boys.  This map shows my planned route.  If you have done this drive before please give me some advice on some stuff to go see and do in the comments.

The logistics of this adventure are crazy. First, I need to pack for the week long drive with the boys to Washington D.C.. All that stuff has to go into something that I can easily carry in and out of hotel rooms. Next I need to pack most everything else I’ll need during my 5Continue reading “Logistics”