Over the past month, we’ve been settling into the news of our assignment next summer to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. After many fraught weeks of bidding and countless “what if” conversations, we have an idea of what the next three years might hold for us. Or so we think. If life in the Foreign Service has … More Being Here, Dreaming There
On a dreary, rainy March day in 2004, Dan and I packed our red Honda Accord to the brim and tearfully left Berkeley to drive across the country to our new life in Washington, DC. The rain and gray skies matched our moods, which remained similarly gloomy for the better part of several years. It … More Returning Home(ish)
School lets out for the summer in just a few short hours. Whenever people ask me if I am ready for the end of the school year, I give sort of a grimace-smile. I don’t think I am alone in this. We all look forward to a change in routine from the daily grind of … More The Middle Year
Jessica Robertson Wright 