20100720 - Work (a 1-year anniversary post)

Today is my 1-year anniversary working for the US Department of State. it's been a very rewarding 1st year, having met a lot of folks and learned a lot about how an embassy functions. it's also been challenging, with different obstacles than in the private sector. it's been a year of starting over, coming from a career where i could make decisions without going through layers of red-tape to a culture of "full accountability to the tax payer". i'm not making a statement on which system is better, but it's been a challenge adjusting to a different system.

i'm looking forward to year 2 - spent wholly working within Thailand!!!