Okay, so I have given in and decided to create a blog. I have been reluctant to put anything in "black and white" until I knew for sure that it was going to happen, but I am now convinced it is happening.
Let's start at the beginning. From a very young age, I have had an intense interest in other countries, traveling, and the world in general. When I was in second grade, I was assigned to do 5 reports, throughout the course of the year, on any subject I wanted. My first report was on Iceland, and my second on Australia. When I announced to my teacher that my third report was going to be on Japan, she suggested that I change subjects and pick an animal, or a person. Being a stubborn 8 year-old, I not only continued with Japan, but finished out the year reporting on Scotland and Sweden. As a teenager I learned to recite all the countries in the world. After high school, I got my degree in Travel and Tourism. So when I heard about this job working for the State Department Foreign Service, it sounded like a dream.
I wasn't sure it would ever happen. The paperwork, the waiting, the testing, the waiting, the clearances, the waiting. . . . (you get the idea). But, my time has finally come. As I watched my UAB (unaccompanied baggage) drive away, it finally hit me. This is happening.
I wanted to find a way to stay connected and share my life with my friends and family. So I have decided to start this blog and chronicle my adventures with the Foreign Service. Ready or not, here I come.
