Washington DC, Second Tour and FSCE career info
Our fifth assignment with the Foreign Service took us back to Washington, DC for a second tour stateside. I've decided that I'll wri...Read More
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End of Tour Summary - Nairobi, Kenya
We had originally planned our fourth tour in the Foreign Service to be in Nairobi, Kenya for three years. It got off to a rocky start during...Read More
Kenyan Safari Parks
Going on safari is an amazing opportunity when on assignment to Kenya, and we were able to visit several of the major national parks and res...Read More
End of Tour Summary - Nicosia, Cyprus
We enjoyed our three years in Cyprus. Unfortunately, we weren't allowed to extend our assignment. And even though Cyprus is remarkabl...Read More
Two Years In: Nicosia, Cyprus
During our second year exploring the island of Cyprus, we roamed from the northeastern Karpas Peninsula to the western Akamas Peninsula and...Read More
One Year In: Nicosia, Cyprus
We've just completed the first year of our assignment to Cyprus, and the time has flown by. We've been busy, but still had time to ...Read More
Great American Western Road Trip: Summer 2018
4 weeks, 3 kids, 1 van, 16 different lodgings, 5400+ miles, 12+ National or State Parks & Monuments... 1 Epic Adventure? ...Read More
Spring Break 2018 Summary - Lebanon and Israel
Our kids get two weeks off for spring break, so we decided that we'd visit Lebanon during the first week, make a quick pit-stop at our h...Read More
In Memory of Our Beloved Chip
Today we lost our loyal family companion. Chip died about 11am Cyprus time after suffering a major seizure in the wee hours Thursday morning...Read More
Start of Tour: Nicosia, Cyprus
Cyprus is our third tour with the State Department, and while we figured out most of the obstacles ahead of time, there were still a few mor...Read More
American Southwest Family Vacation 2017
We spent part of our time between overseas assignments exploring the American Southwest. We started in Albuquerque and headed west. We expl...Read More
End Of Tour Summary - Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
We spent two and a half years in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on our second tour in the Foreign Service with the US Department of State. As you migh...Read More
Oman Excursions
We visited Oman two different times for a long weekend each time. We enjoyed our time there so much that it made sense to create a summary p...Read More
Our second year in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
We're two years into our second tour in the Foreign Service with the US Department of State in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. It is hard to descr...Read More
Sri Lanka Family Vacation Summary
Our family of four spent a little over a week in Sri Lanka and covered quite a bit of territory. From animal safaris in the jungle to Buddhi...Read More
Nile Cruise Summary
Our family of four (plus one set of grandparents) took a Nile River cruise from Luxor to Aswan during the kids' Spring Break from school...Read More
Jordan Trip Summary
Over four days, we saw some of the most famous attractions in Jordan: Petra , Wadi Rum , and the Dead Sea . Truly amazing scenery, and so ma...Read More
One Year In: Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
We just finished the first year of our assignment to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia with the U.S. Foreign Service. It's hard to describe just how ...Read More
Year in Review: 2015
What a year it has been. We thought that 2015 might be a little less stressful than 2014. Boy, were we wrong. Here are the highlights in cas...Read More
TDY to Turkmenistan
The Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations has more projects than they have people to staff them full time, so Foreign Service Construction...Read More
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