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I've spent most of my career—that's 35 years—living and working overseas for the U.S. Department of State Foreign Service. My coworkers and myself were responsible for carrying out U.S. foreign policy and helping U.S. citizens abroad. With this podcast, I'm starting at the beginning - or really slightly before the beginning—to walk through what it was like being 27, with a small child, moving overseas to Africa for the first time. Join my son and I as in each episode, I read my story and we talk through the challenges overcome and the joys discovered in My Foreign Service Life.

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I've spent most of my career—that's 35 years—living and working overseas for the U.S. Department of State Foreign Service. My coworkers and myself were responsible for carrying out U.S. foreign policy and helping U.S. citizens abroad. With this podcast, I'm starting at the beginning - or really slightly before the beginning—to walk through what it was like being 27, with a small child, moving overseas to Africa for the first time. Join my son and I as in each episode, I read my story and we talk through the challenges overcome and the joys discovered in My Foreign Service Life.

… continue reading

17 episodes

#Society #Conversations #Christine #Foreign Service #Careers #State Departments #Expat

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S2E3 - Bidding on Posts 30:21

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Christine talks about how bidding works and the ins and outs of choosing a post.

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S2E2 - Zaire - Final Zaire Stories 31:40

8 days ago31:40

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Lots to cover here: confrontations with gendarmes, avoiding bribes, and economic collapse that leads to suitcases of money at dinner, secret codes over classified radio

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S2E1 Zaire - R and R and Other Tidbits 24:44

15 days ago24:44

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In this episode Christine talks R & R, which is neither restful or relaxing, home leave and crying in super markets.

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Season 2 Incoming! 0:36

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Season 2 will be out Feb 17th! Watch the feed for more life in the Foreign Service.

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S1E12 - Zaire: Ex-Pat Life in Kinshasa 21:22

12 weeks ago21:22

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In this episode Christine talks about the party life of Kinshasa along with kids school, pets, and R&R. This is the final episode of season 1--watch this space for season 2

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S1E11 - Zaire: Mountains of the Moon 25:48

13 weeks ago25:48

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Christine and Derald attempt to climb the Rwenzori Mountains with some friends and encounter small prop planes, malaria, altitude-induced euphoria, and the would-be final resting place of one Californian.

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S1E10 - Zaire: Money 22:09

14 weeks ago22:09

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In this episode we get a look at what living through an economic collapse looks like, and the connection between campaign finance and ambassadorship.

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S1E9 Zaire: Little Letho's Birthday 22:17

15 weeks ago22:17

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In this episode, we learn the advantages of the French school system as young Gabe gets an invitation to the Dictator's house. Not knowing it was an invitation that should have been refused, Christine and family head over for a party.

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S1E8 Zaire: Onward and Westward 32:58

16 weeks ago32:58

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In this episode, Christine and family move to a new post in Kinshasa, Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of Congo). She gets into how schools worked for diplomatic expats and the pain of moving throughout your childhood when email wasn't a thing.

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S1E7 Burundi: My First Big Mistake 16:35

17 weeks ago16:35

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Christine learns that living in a small community of expat means if you mess up, it affects everyone. And this was the 80's so a VCR was involved.

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S1E6 Burundi: A Wedding in Bujumbura 15:11

18 weeks ago15:11

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Though Christine absconded to Africa a single woman with a small child, she left Burundi married. She talks about the effort to navigate the Burundi matrimonial system as well as building a family as an ex-pat.

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S1E5 Burundi: One Weekend in Buj 21:33

19 weeks ago21:33

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Spending the first weekend on post partying has it's consequences! Choices were made, bosses were encountered, and we all learn about Duty Officers. In this episode Christine has a wild weekend on her first weekend on post and was not prepared to get home.

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S1E4 Burundi: An Embarrassment of Riches 22:37

20 weeks ago22:37

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Christine's first day in Bujumbura was hectic and filled with surprises, especially for someone not used to the bonuses of a hardship post. In this episode Christine discusses the perks of going to a small post, hardship posts, and feeling fancy.

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S1E3 Burundi: A Simple Misunderstanding 20:33

21 weeks ago20:33

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Arriving at her first diplomatic post in Bujumbura, Burundi, Christine didn't know what to expect and it lead to some misunderstandings. Welcome to Africa!

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S1E2 Burundi: What now? 21:47

22 weeks ago21:47

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Getting the call that you are going to a country you've never heard of is an adventure for sure. So is living in a world where you have to find an atlas to figure out where that country is. Oh, the 80's. In this episode Christine talks about the expectations of those in Brooksville, FL, upon the news of her imminent travel to Africa.…

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