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The Global "Z": March 2015
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My adventures, mis-adventures and non-adventures as I travel, stay put, or anything inbetween. Sunday, March 22, 2015. The past two weeks have been full of the mundane: studying, thinking about doing taxes, getting a haircut, finally having cleaners come clean the apartment (it's shiny, squeaky clean still, three days later! I reconnected with a local friend over dinner and drinks another night, in keeping with last blog post's thoughts of maintaining friendships. To end on a positive note, even with the...
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My adventures, mis-adventures and non-adventures as I travel, stay put, or anything inbetween. Saturday, February 14, 2015. Flag Day was yesterday! This is the State Department's informal ceremony notifying new Foreign Service officers of their first posting. I got one of my top choices: Bamako, Mali! My parents and some good friends were there to cheer me on, which was fantastic! Another note about Flag Day: my colleagues nominated me for the Glenn Munroe award, which is named for a past Foreign Service...
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The Global "Z": 35
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My adventures, mis-adventures and non-adventures as I travel, stay put, or anything inbetween. Sunday, July 12, 2015. The start of my 35th year is going well so far! I had a lovely dinner with some long-time local friends at my favorite restaurant in DC and received several nice gifts and phone calls from family and friends. I feel celebrated! I was down and out for two straight days before the meds kicked in and started alleviating the symptoms. It'll take awhile longer, but hopefully this course of...
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The Global "Z": February 2015
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My adventures, mis-adventures and non-adventures as I travel, stay put, or anything inbetween. Tuesday, February 17, 2015. It was a three day weekend, made into a four day weekend by the lovely snow! And what, you may ask yourself, have I been doing? Why, spazzing out about my post, of course! Between bouts of Mali-intensive research, I have written an organizational change paper for class and spent time with my brother, who is staying with me until next weekend. I've also had fun e-mailing with many...
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The Global "Z": January 2015
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My adventures, mis-adventures and non-adventures as I travel, stay put, or anything inbetween. Saturday, January 31, 2015. It's amazing to me that we're already halfway through A-100. Some of my classmates are more surprised that we still have three weeks left. It's a matter of perspective and anticipation, I suppose. In any case, the last two weeks have been a continued stream from the fire hydrant of State Department information, organization, culture, and processes. How big is the embassy? My class of...
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The Global "Z": A-100: Halfway Through
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My adventures, mis-adventures and non-adventures as I travel, stay put, or anything inbetween. Saturday, January 31, 2015. It's amazing to me that we're already halfway through A-100. Some of my classmates are more surprised that we still have three weeks left. It's a matter of perspective and anticipation, I suppose. In any case, the last two weeks have been a continued stream from the fire hydrant of State Department information, organization, culture, and processes. How big is the embassy? Wow Zoe, gr...
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The Global "Z": May 2015
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My adventures, mis-adventures and non-adventures as I travel, stay put, or anything inbetween. Sunday, May 17, 2015. Halfway Through a Hellish May. Two weeks ago, we switched instructors in my French training class. My class is the same three students, which helps with the transition as we all figure out how the new instructor teaches. However, along with the new instructor came a new pace of the French learning program. But, we were assured, we're not being rushed. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). DISCLAIMER...
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The Global "Z": J'aime Bien Ma Vie ...
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My adventures, mis-adventures and non-adventures as I travel, stay put, or anything inbetween. Wednesday, April 29, 2015. J'aime Bien Ma Vie . Je vais tres, tres bien, mais aussi tres occupee. Je suis desolee pour l'ecriture sans accents! Hello to everyone who might be reading this! I am very well, but also very busy. I am sorry for writing without accents. My general weekday looks like this:. 5:30am - alarm wakes me and I try to make it be quiet. 7:40am - My brain melts and grows during French class.
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The Global "Z": June 2015
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My adventures, mis-adventures and non-adventures as I travel, stay put, or anything inbetween. Monday, June 15, 2015. Oui, Je Suis Encore à Étudier le Français! Yep, I'm still studying French! View from a lookout point on Skyline. Drive in Shenandoah National Park. This'll be quick, because all is well and it's time for me to shut off my electronics for the evening. First, language studies: my French is improving! Ready for the folk festival! Second, and last: Life in general is good! One Post at a Time.
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The Global "Z": Oui, Je Suis Encore à Étudier le Français! (Yep, I'm still studying French!)
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My adventures, mis-adventures and non-adventures as I travel, stay put, or anything inbetween. Monday, June 15, 2015. Oui, Je Suis Encore à Étudier le Français! Yep, I'm still studying French! View from a lookout point on Skyline. Drive in Shenandoah National Park. This'll be quick, because all is well and it's time for me to shut off my electronics for the evening. First, language studies: my French is improving! Ready for the folk festival! Second, and last: Life in general is good! One Post at a Time.