With failed attempts in Fall 2010, Spring 2011, Winter 2012, I have applied again for the Foreign Service Construction Engineer Specialist position.
Turkish Professional Ice Hockey
Türkiye Buz Hokeyi Federasyonu DİDİ Süper Lig – Turkey Ice Hockey Federation Didi Super League So I’m sitting on...
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Turkey to Hungary Road Trip
While a Turkey to Hungary road trip can be incredibly beautiful and exciting to drive on, we were harshly reminded of the dangers...
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Dads First Time Swimming
He had been to the ocean before, had even put his feet in the water, but had never worked up the nerve to dive in and swim.
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Israel Long Weekend
This was the tail end of our Israel long weekend through the land of the great monotheistic religions.
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Moms Perfect Trip to Spain
Moms Perfect Trip to Spain My goal was to deliver moms perfect trip to Spain. I’d looked forward to this day since peering...
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Our Foreign Service Handshake Story
Foreign Service Handshake – The Process As a Foreign Service Construction Engineer, every couple of years or so you get to...
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My Petra Hiking Adventure
My Petra Hiking Adventure I didn’t have a map for my Petra hiking adventure — my guidebook was lacking in any details—and...
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As always, they practice their English on me and I learn that today is the Lithuanian Užgavėnės Celebration or Shrove Tuesday – a carnival which escorts winter.
Everyone views splendor in different ways. What one person considers beautiful may be completely different to another. Our favorite historical places are, in their own right, beautiful. Consisting of everything from individual monuments and...
In reality though, notwithstanding the $39 round trip fair from Berlin, we were going to rationalize a long weekend in northern Italy.
Baby number two, not our firstborn this is true, but the last child we will have is you. The last lullaby we’ll ever sing. And ‘lasts’ are a special thing.
I received the official employment appointment e-mail yesterday afternoon and have decided to join the Foreign Service. The training class will start on Monday, January 26th, followed by my initial post in Washington D.C.
At the culmination of our Foreign Service Specialist Orientation, we all sat a bit star struck from Secretary Kerry as we recited our Oath of Office.
On our second weekend in Berlin, we decided to visit Poland by renting a car and driving south for a Krakow and Auschwitz-Birkenau Weekend Trip.
The country, known as the "land of a thousand hills," is one of the most beautiful countries I have visited. The greenery is indescribable and is hard to capture in photos.
Frustrated with MAMUCA, we went out for lunch to a local buffet restaurant here in La Ceiba. I couldn’t pass up the cow tongue, but everyone else found the will.