Tomorrow is Flag Day - a day we have all been anxiously awaiting during our training. by 'we' i mean our generalist and specialist classes - about 160 people in all. it is the day we find out where we are going and are presented with the flag of our post country during the Flag Day Ceremony. Friends and family will be there to cheer us on. This will be another beginning point for many of us. (a side note here, those of us who are part of the medical team were told a week early where we would be going. this is because we do not bid on our post, our first post is directed. i guess that is the trade off..we don't get a choice, but we find out a little earlier). even though i know where i am going, i am still excited for the official announcement.
Although i am not a classroom person, the past couple of weeks has been full of learning. The speakers have been of the highest caliber - experts in many fields, preparing us to work in the Foreign Service. that is certainly one advantage to being in this select group of people. It has been interesting to get to know some of my specialist colleagues - we are a wide range of people from different backgrounds and different specialties. but what brings us all together is the desire to travel and be a positive voice for our country. I am also inspired by many of my new colleagues who have done amazing things in their life and bring a wealth of insight and experience with them to the FS.
i cannot wait to hear where everyone is going!!
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