The hour has finally arrived
These are all the countries we are being posted to, essentially every continent is represented. And as a true American I can say that I am not sure I have ever heard of a few of the countries where my colleagues are going.
you may wonder why i have added this picture of a random specialist getting their assignment. but THAT IS ME...in a suit, shaking hands with an ambassador. They have obviously done their job well teaching me to be a diplomat.
It was a great day for all. The vast majority of people were quite excited about their selected posts (and I am jealous of a few, S Africa, New Delhi, Rome, Thailand, Australia I could go on an on). Many of us went out afterwards for happy hour and people were relaxed and having a great time. It was nice to see because the past couple of weeks have been filled with post research, homework, and just plain old exhaustion from a full day of intense content.
This is such a big step finding out our first post - it all feels that much more real. Of course getting to post is another thing. Some will go immediate. others (like us in MED) will spend some more weeks in training. Others will spend months in training, mainly learning the country language. But tomorrow, we will all meet together once again back in the classroom.
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