Today, 825 days after submitting my application, I learned that I passed the Foreign Service Specialist Exam and received a conditional offer of employment to join the State Department as a General Services Officer (essentially a logistics role, similar to what I did in Mumbai). First and...
Last weekend Nia and I drove two and a half hours north to Albany, Oregon for our very first square-dancing festival. Yes, that is a real thing, and yes, it’s exactly as delightful and niche as it sounds. A square-dancing festival is essentially a three-day gathering of dancers from all...
Hello dear readers – Hard to believe that this is the first time I’m writing about bidding this go round (oh yes, it’s that time AGAIN). I think I was in denial a bit because we’ve loved our time in Bend so much and don’t want to go . . . but go we must because Nick’s time in Baghdad ends...
This is part 2 in a series about finding a solution to my chronic pain. Best to start with part 1 before reading this one. Let’s do a quick refresher before I add more new information. Normally, the brain has very clear distinctions between body parts—this leg vs that one, right foot vs...
