Ramble On - Foreign Service Specialist

Galipán is a small town on top of the mountains overlooking Caracas. You can hire a driver to take you up the steep roads in a four-wheel...

Parque Los Chorros is a park on the edge of Caracas near the bottom of the Ávila. It's narrow and follows a creek with walkways, bridges...

Sietemares is an ecoposada & spa beach resort on the Venezuelan coast about 2 hours drive from Caracas. It's a wonderful weekend ge...

A 3 day weekend in the Los Roques archipelago ! It's approximately 350 islands, cays, and islets in a total area of 40.61 square kilom...

Next stop is Riga, Latvia! I've been to Riga for a  weekend  but that barely scratched the surface for experiencing a place. I wa...

I'm heading into the home stretch for Monday when handshakes can be offered. I have a good feeling now for my next assignment in Sep 201...

The first two tours in the Foreign Service are directed. My first tour was a competition of 23 people for 23 positions (just my class) and s...