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Category Archives: Foreign Service

Continuing Paperwork

August.5.2010by Kim Connally 3 Comments

We recived Patrick’s offer last Friday.  We were pleased and he began filling out the paperwork to accept the offer.  He finished and faxed in the final letter today. We […]

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Foreign Service, Paperwork

The “Trailing Spouse”

July.22.2010by Kim Connally 12 Comments

The Trailing Spouse  is a phrase that has been coined by many FSOs (Foreign Service Officer) and EFMs (Eligible Family Member) that refers to spouses that follow their husbands/wifes around […]

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Family, Foreign Service

Other FS Blogs

July.15.2010by Kim Connally 3 Comments

So now that I know that we are leaving I’ve begun to read other blogs from people who have been through this process already. There are not many out there […]

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Foreign Service

The Waiting is Over… for Now

July.14.2010by Kim Connally 6 Comments

We received Patrick’s invite to the September A-100 Class!  I was so excited I was cheering and jumping up and down. I even woke the baby. Patrick decided he wanted […]

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A-100, Foreign Service

On the Registry

June.9.2010by Kim Connally Leave a comment

We got a letter on Friday telling us that Patrick’s clearances had gone through and that he was now on the registry.  He is #18 of 55.  This is fantastic […]

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A-100, Foreign Service

The Waiting Game

June.4.2010by Kim Connally Leave a comment

What is it about the government?  Patrick started this whole process of become a Foreign Service Officer one year ago today. Here we are still awaiting his final clearance to […]

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Foreign Service

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Welcome

I wasn't sold on this name for my blog. After all, I'm much more than just a diplomat's wife. However, Patrick's desire to be a diplomat is the reason we have been living the way we have been for the past 5 years; the reason we left all our family and friends on the west coast for Patrick to attend grad school to prepare for the Foreign Service Exam. He passed in January of 2010 and started A-100 in September. In March 2011 we left for our first post, Yaounde Cameroon, life has not been the same since. In this blog I will attempt to provide you with some insight into our lives that will, hopefully, make you realize that the world is a huge place with lots of people who need to be loved and cared for. But even in it hugeness we can still make a difference by loving our families and neighbors whether you're a diplomat's wife, a housewife in little Walla Walla or an executive in Washington.

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Currently Living

Geneva, Switzerland (September 2015 - 2018)

Previous Posts:

Manila, Philippines June 2013 - May 2015 Yaounde, Cameroon March 2011 - March 2013

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