Category Archives: And Another Thing…
A Trailing Spouse Resumé
Everyone Foreign Service spouse should have one! Well, That Was Different shares her real-life”resumé” of accomplishments.
FYI: Updated Hatch Act Guidance from the OSC
In November, we published Your EFM Hatch Act Toolkit, with relevant information from the Hatch Act and the Foreign Affairs Manual pertaining to Eligible Family Members. Recently (February 7, 2017), the Office of Special Counsel issued a memo with updated … Continue reading
What Is This New America?
From The Great Migration.
We Thought You Should Know
The American Civil Liberties Union has posted information for federal employees regarding their rights to freedom of speech. An excerpt: The Supreme Court has stated clearly that public employees cannot be fired for speaking on issues of public concern as … Continue reading
The Trimmings and Trappings
Home for the holidays, from Woodland Travels.
Your EFM Hatch Act Toolkit
(This post was published in November, 2016. Please see yet another update to OSC guidance dated February 7, 2017 on this page.) OK, so, it’s been quite a week. And we all have Thoughts. Officers have Thoughts. Eligible Family Members (EFMs) … Continue reading
Sexual Harassment At Home and Abroad
A personal account of experiences all over the world from Is It Better Than a Brownie.
Differences That Make the World Go ‘Round
A collection of cross-cultural observations from Red Licorice and Jujubes.
Foreign Service Housing
It’s…quirky. The lowdown from Most Eligible Family.
Ordering Tap Water in Europe
Europe’s tap water is perfectly safe in most cities, but just try ordering it in a restaurant. The Global Fork has it figured out in Germany, anyway.
Unaccompanied Baggage 