Christine and her two guest sons talk about everything that happened in Dakar including, poorly thought through pranks, the downfall of a former wrestler, the different forms of security clearances, and love in the Foreign Service

Christine is joined by both of her guest-sons in this episode to talk about their new post: Dakar, Senegal. They talk about security in a foreign country, the cat distribution system, and topless beaches.

Christine talks about the difficulties of leaving family behind as well as mandatory home leave.

Christine talks about how bidding works and the ins and outs of choosing a post.

Lots to cover here: confrontations with gendarmes, avoiding bribes, and economic collapse that leads to suitcases of money at dinner, secret codes over classified radio

In this episode Christine talks R & R, which is neither restful or relaxing, home leave and crying in super markets.

Season 2 will be out Feb 17th! Watch the feed for more life in the Foreign Service.

In this episode Christine talks about the party life of Kinshasa along with kids school, pets, and R&R.

This is the final episode of season 1--watch this space for season 2 

Christine and Derald attempt to climb the Rwenzori Mountains with some friends and encounter small prop planes, malaria, altitude-induced euphoria, and the would-be final resting place of one Californian.

In this episode we get a look at what living through an economic collapse looks like, and the connection between campaign finance and ambassadorship.