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The Complexities of a Foreign Service Move (*with flow chart*)

I used to think of moving as a simple (but annoying) process where you threw everything you had into boxes, stuffed them into a Uhaul, drove across town and then unloaded those same boxes into your new place. Oh how I LONG for a move like that…. alas, never again. What I...

Where in the World are the Novaks?

Our Tentative Travel Schedule I’ve been getting lots of questions about our schedule for the next year from friends and family. Although we do not have our official orders yet (which means there’s still a small chance things could change), I’m going to go ahead and post...

Expat Rebellion

I. Do. Not. Want. To. Be. A. Veteran. Expat. Zoom in on me kicking and screaming as I’m metaphorically pulled to the one year mark. “Noooooooo, we just got here! Am I really saying good-bye to my first batch of friends and sponsoring my first incoming Embassy employee?? How is...