When I landed in Bend two years ago, I was, quite honestly, a hot mess. My mental health had tanked, my body was falling apart, and I was desperately in need of friends and community. I’d wanted to try living in Bend ever since my first visit back in 2011, when I was pregnant with...
I can’t believe I’m writing this, but we officially have a high schooler! This fall, Nia will begin 9th grade at Berlin Brandenburg International School. Once again, I don’t feel nearly old enough for this to be happening, but that seems to be a recurring theme these days. 😊 What’s most...
Hello All –I finally feel like I have some breathing room and the headspace to write again. It’s good to be back! So what have we been up to, you ask? Well . . . my last month included hosting my parents, performing in 4 concerts, wrapping up my marketing job with Lake Area Discovery...
Today, 825 days after submitting my application, I learned that I passed the Foreign Service Specialist Exam and received a conditional offer of employment to join the State Department as a General Services Officer (essentially a logistics role, similar to what I did in Mumbai). First and...
