Diplomats make the “medium bucks”
A diplomat I know once called the salary diplomats make “the medium bucks”. In contrast, lots of people think that diplomats make...
top of page
Mar 12, 2018
Foreign Service: how to pick your next post
Diplomats change countries as frequently as others change iPhones – but it doesn’t always come with a quality upgrade. Junior diplomats...
Mar 5, 2018
5 Common but paranoid travel tips
Needless to say, diplomats travel a lot. I love traveling, and try not to stress out about things that may go wrong; tight airport...
Feb 27, 2018
The wildest jobs in the Foreign Service
Here’s a cool thing you might not know about being a US diplomat: there are tons of different types of jobs out there and not all of them...
Feb 4, 2018
What it’s like to have staff (I saw that eye roll!)
If you would ask me what it’s like to have a bunch of people working for me, I would say that it’s pretty much an emotional and...
Jan 19, 2018
The problem with foreign cuisine
I have to admit that I was a horrible, horrible chef when I first moved abroad. I was 24 years old and a graduate student. I made such...
Jan 9, 2018
The big, weird houses diplomats live in
I recently read a great piece written by a U.S. diplomat’s wife called The Reality of Being a Foreign Service Spouse. It explains the...
Dec 17, 2017
Armenia: most child-friendly country in the world?
It freaks out some Americans, but I love it when Armenians walk up to my children to talk to them while touching their hands or their...
Dec 12, 2017
How to speak 8 different languages
Here’s my take on learning foreign languages: it’s hard, but it’s doable. After I returned from my first embassy experience in Nigeria –...
Nov 29, 2017
FSOA: wear a lucky jacket and other advice
Entering the US Foreign Service is a lengthy process; I think we can all agree to that. First, you need to register online and fill out a...
Nov 29, 2017
Wanna be a diplomat? Here’s how to ace the FSOT
I always dreamt of becoming a diplomat, even as a kid; I wanted to work for the United Nations and after I moved to the US, I pictured...
bottom of page