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Diary of a foreign service <del>lush</del> life

Category: Freetown

— Foreign Service, Freetown —

On election night parties.

November 12, 2012

Election night indeed. When informed that the Ambassador would be throwing an election night party at his house from 10:30 at night to 3:00 in the morning, I cheerfully told the CLO exactly what I thought of that idea. Boy was I wrong. My “job” during the party was to explain the electoral college. I… Read More On election night parties.

— Foreign Service, Freetown, Parenting —

Rants and raves about raising a baby in Freetown

August 15, 2012

Every eight weeks or so, I get a barrage of emails about raising small children in Freetown. I suspect that it’s closely linked to how often Freetown shows up on A-100 bid lists. In any case, I brought Freetown’s youngest baby since kids were allowed to come back in 2010. Jasmine came over at 10… Read More Rants and raves about raising a baby in Freetown

Hi, my name is Theresa.

I am a logistician, traveler, writer, paper crafter, DIY-er, cocktail crafter, and an occasionally doting mother. I am foul-mouthed, not nearly as diplomatic as my profession might imply, and fiercely feminist.

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