March 28, 2012

One Year Ago Today

Today is the one year anniversary of my first day as a Foreign Service Officer.

I can’t believe it’s only been a year since I first entered the Harry S. Truman Main State building and took the oath of office with my Vibrant classmates.

So many things have happened since then.

In the past year, our family packed up all our belongs and left our wonderful community in Berkeley and all our family and friends.  We moved across the country to Washington, DC and started with new jobs, school, housing – everything.

We’ve made new friends, learned about a new part of the country, learned a new language – Portuguese, lived in snow (sort of), and grown new communities. 

We’ve taken numerous plane flights, been to a few amusement parks, had many visitors.

We moved to another country on another continent in another hemisphere.  We've navigated new cultures, school systems, foods and lifestyles.

We’ve also dealt with serious illness and a far too-lengthy separation.

Yes – it’s been a year chock-full of adventures and growth experiences!

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