So, almost a year after I applied for the job, I started in my new position as an Econimic/Commercial Officer at the U.S. Embassy in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Exciting beyond words…
I will have to be a bit more careful aout what I post, though (ahem…)…
Finally, after several weeks of your general hang-around, go-speak-about-social-media, apply-for-a-#StateDept-badge, today was my first day of work. Yes, apparently I landed a full time job (at the end of our stay), albeit a short lived one. Како што би рекле македонците: коа не бараш, ќе те најде…
My new job title: Macedonian Language Instructor at the Foreign Service Institute (FSI). Am I a government employee, of course not! I’m a part of the government contractor community, which is aparently growing at a steady clip in the metro DC area. Still, after a morning of hap-hazards, IT/account setups and near misses as to where/if I’ll be sitting (anywhere at all), I steadied in the afternoon, where I was offered a chance to lead a part of a class. Such a great feeling…
In any case, today I spoke more Macedonian than I do in an average week. My colleagues are way cool, the MK students are amazing and very motivated, and I am fascinated and perplexed! At the same place where I went for 8 weeks as a student not even eight months ago, I am now part of the teaching staff. How amazing is that?
More on the job front soon… Oh, did mention I became a member of the Corridor, the new State Department internal social media network? More on that as well…
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