May 9, 2018Hosting a Proper Party: Diplo-StyleIt’s that time of the year again – spring! In my house it means that both my husband and I have birthdays to celebrate. Typically, we...
Mar 18, 2018Diplomats 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...
Feb 4, 2018What 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 9, 2018The big, weird houses diplomats live inI 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...