Ramble On - Foreign Service Specialist

Birka was a village on the island of Björkö in Lake Mälaren about 2 hours west of Stockholm by boat. Birka was an important trading center w...

One last bit of pictures from last week and playing tourist with our tourist friends. (Yes, it was still cool enough for jackets in July) We...

The Vasa museum displays the only almost fully intact 17th century ship that has ever been salvaged, the 64-gun warship Vasa that sank on he...

Another thing I did last week with our friends was finally going on the Under the Bridges Boat Tour . Friends coming as tourists helps us ge...

A year ago we arrived and we saw the changing of the guard ceremony at the Swedish Royal Palace. Last week we had some good friends visiting...

I received an email from my Career Development Officer (CDO) announcing my 2nd tour. Next summer I'm heading to Caracas Venezuela! ...

Receiving my next assignment is delayed a week so I still don't know where we end up next year. Instead, we distracted ourselves with a ...