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How the Heck Did We Get Here?: January 2012
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How the Heck Did We Get Here? I am your wife; goodbye, island life. Foreign Service, we are here! Monday, January 23, 2012. I know I'm concentrating on the table-setting and eating parts, but there was a lot of other general protocol, for instance, the differences- and how to detect them- between engraving (the best but not common anymore), thermography (acceptable), and laser-printing (not too cool but okay in a pinch) for business cards. How to address an ambassador and how to show respect. Photos: Aut...
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How the Heck Did We Get Here?: September 2011
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How the Heck Did We Get Here? I am your wife; goodbye, island life. Foreign Service, we are here! Monday, September 26, 2011. And now the waiting begins. It's less than three weeks until Flag Day- not the holiday, but the day we get little replicas of the flag of the country we'll be serving in! In other news, Murphy, the temp cat, is working out nicely. He's a declawed grey tabby. Downsides: litter box and his tendency to bite without warning. Upsides: he's a cat! Friday, September 23, 2011. 1) I did ex...
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How the Heck Did We Get Here?: November 2011
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How the Heck Did We Get Here? I am your wife; goodbye, island life. Foreign Service, we are here! Wednesday, November 23, 2011. It's that time of year, when we look around and try to get a little perspective from amidst the details of a life that's zipping to the close of another year. So before tomorrow dawns with a tremendous focus on El Pavo (the turkey), I thought I'd give the gracias thing a whirl. For the overall damn good health of my parents and the fact that they're such great people. For being ...
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How the Heck Did We Get Here?: December 2011
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How the Heck Did We Get Here? I am your wife; goodbye, island life. Foreign Service, we are here! Saturday, December 3, 2011. Isn't it amazing how quickly the new becomes the norm? The idea of starting this blog was so I could share the new experiences D and I go through as we embark on our new adventure. And yet, here I am, posting only every couple weeks. Is that because nothing new is happening? Delicious source of mercury! Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). The (No Longer) Freelancing Researcher.
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How the Heck Did We Get Here?: October 2011
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How the Heck Did We Get Here? I am your wife; goodbye, island life. Foreign Service, we are here! Monday, October 31, 2011. Today was both Halloween and the first "day" of language class. That latter is something of a misnomer, since we really just got oriented to language class. I'm so ready to start learning Spanish, I could scream. Or study. All the language-class newbies gathered this morning to- wait for it- fill out forms! I often can't separate daydreams from reality - what? The humble beginnings ...
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How the Heck Did We Get Here?: February 2012
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How the Heck Did We Get Here? I am your wife; goodbye, island life. Foreign Service, we are here! Saturday, February 18, 2012. If you knew me back in the day, you'd know I was the biggest French snob in all of central Pennsylvania or northern Ohio. I never had an iota of interest in learning Spanish. As I've learned with many things, from Africa to forestry, that lack of interest was born of ignorance. Now that I'm studying it, I'm adoring it. It's fairly easy, fun, and everywhere! Dearborn, Michigan....
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How the Heck Did We Get Here?: March 2012
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How the Heck Did We Get Here? I am your wife; goodbye, island life. Foreign Service, we are here! Sunday, March 11, 2012. Off to Immerse Myself! Okay, what I should really be doing is calling a cab to get to the airport (they're not really serious about being there 2 hours early for international flights, are they? Wish me luck, or buena suerte! Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). The views contained herein are those of the author and are not official, or even unofficial, positions of the Department of State.
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How the Heck Did We Get Here?: Crying in Public
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How the Heck Did We Get Here? I am your wife; goodbye, island life. Foreign Service, we are here! Monday, January 16, 2012. Looking back at my long and illustrious history of crying in public, I realize that I have seen far fewer people cry in public than have seen me do so. That means I'm in a minority. How do the non-cryers do it? Can you will yourself not to? I've tried and have even pinched pretty deep dents in the backs of my hands, but to no avail. January 16, 2012 at 9:48 PM. Simple template. ...
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How the Heck Did We Get Here?: My Spanish Transformation
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How the Heck Did We Get Here? I am your wife; goodbye, island life. Foreign Service, we are here! Saturday, February 18, 2012. If you knew me back in the day, you'd know I was the biggest French snob in all of central Pennsylvania or northern Ohio. I never had an iota of interest in learning Spanish. As I've learned with many things, from Africa to forestry, that lack of interest was born of ignorance. Now that I'm studying it, I'm adoring it. It's fairly easy, fun, and everywhere! Dearborn, Michigan....
