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Training Wheels: March 2007
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Trying to get from here to there with the Foreign Service. The Booms are Back too. The View in My Neck of the Woods. The Helicopters are Back. Thursday, March 29, 2007. Today the new Ambassador, Ryan Crocker, was sworn in.I didn't go. I don't know why I'm not interested in all the "official" functions that go on around here, but I just can't get into the pomp and circumstance of it all. At this point, the changing of the guard means very little to me. Strikes on Baghdad's Green Zone on the Rise. So here&...
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Training Wheels: November 2007
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Trying to get from here to there with the Foreign Service. Saturday, November 3, 2007. Besides adding a ton of new acronyms to my vocabulary, I also get to use such phrases as: Refueling Operations (getting gas) and Non-Kinetic Counterinsurgency (going to a village and handing out blankets). Posted by Wandering Texan. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). A Little Comic Relief. Cyanide and Happiness @ Explosm.net.
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Training Wheels: August 2007
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Trying to get from here to there with the Foreign Service. Back in Basra Again. Travel in Iraq is a Nightmare. Wednesday, August 22, 2007. Back in Basra Again. It's been a while since I've shared my comings and goings with everyone.my life has really been quite boring (which is good, too much excitement in Iraq can get one killed) and I haven't had too much to write about. I've also gotten into purchasing a local Iraqi product, marsh rugs. They can only be found where I'm located and in some of the b...
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Training Wheels: October 2007
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Trying to get from here to there with the Foreign Service. Italy, Bomerano - Positano (30 Sep 07). Italy (Rained Out), Ravello - Bomerano. Italy, Corpo di Cava - Ravello. Italy, Corpo di Cava. Italy - 21 Sep 07 - Naples. Long time no see Aja. Monday, October 22, 2007. Posted by Wandering Texan. Wednesday, October 10, 2007. I'm expediting this post since I have a friend who is visiting the area soon and I figured it would be useful. Ah Venezia, thy beauty overwhelms. If you don't like walking, there's goo...
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Training Wheels: June 2008
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Trying to get from here to there with the Foreign Service. Little Info on my Hood. My Trip to Morocco and Preparing to Leave Iraq. Saturday, June 21, 2008. Little Info on my Hood. Iraq Closeup: The Next Battleground. Amara is located in a rural, marshy region of Iraq. (Credit: The New York Times). A closer look at our coverage on Iraq. In the early days of the war, rival militias would engage in frequents gun battles. Government buildings were overrun. The Iraqi Security Forces. Iraqi troops are massed.
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Training Wheels: February 2007
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Trying to get from here to there with the Foreign Service. Thumps in the Night. So where was I…oh yeah, Amman…. Getting to Baghdad.Part I. This train is moving faster than I thought it woul. Sunday, February 25, 2007. Thumps in the Night. I had less of a reaction than my colleague who’s been here longer. He seemed a little agitated at first and then calmed down, but shouldn’t I have been more concerned? Here’s a link to a story on the action I heard last night: US bombards southeast Baghdad. I’ve b...
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Training Wheels: December 2007
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Trying to get from here to there with the Foreign Service. Things are Heating Up.Unfortunately. Dont Give Up on Me. Wednesday, December 12, 2007. Things are Heating Up.Unfortunately. To read about the event. Posted by Wandering Texan. Thursday, December 6, 2007. Don't Give Up on Me. A whole new wave of violence will start and who do we blame that on? SighTIME.the one thing we need, but the one thing that most people don't want to give or feel that they can't for a myriad of reasons. A Little Comic Relief.
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Training Wheels: May 2008
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Trying to get from here to there with the Foreign Service. Saturday, May 17, 2008. I've been in DC for about a week now running errands, networking, and house hunting. Yes, I am buying a house.very grown up eh. I leave for Morocco on Monday. The house will not be mine until I settle the first week of May, so I'm cautiously excited. I'm not buying curtains, but I've thought about paint colors. I had a really awesome realtor Kevin Wood (yes, this is a plug) http:/ www.kevinjosephwood.com/. When I may not e...
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Training Wheels: April 2007
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Trying to get from here to there with the Foreign Service. I AM THE OCCUPIER. I Cant Stand the Food Here Already. Saturday, April 21, 2007. My favorite exercise is dance. In Austin, I discovered this great exercise called "Nia", which is a mix of yoga and dance (no, it's nothing like Yoga Botty Ballet, whatever the heck that is). Apparently NIA hasn't caught on in too many other places because I have yet to find another place that offers it. Hopefully, DC will have some options. I'll be taking a little b...
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Training Wheels: May 2007
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Trying to get from here to there with the Foreign Service. For those of you who dont know, I spent the summ. I did it.My Way. My Visit to Madrid. Im in Spain (Estoy en Espana). Thursday, May 31, 2007. For those of you who don't know, I spent the summer of 2004 in Yemen. Despite the fact that Yemen is the poorest Arab country, it still gets refugees.Somali refugees.There was a good artcle in the Washington Post today about the journey from Somalia to Yemen. Posted by Wandering Texan. Tuesday, May 29, 2007.
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