Episode #3
S4E3 - Kenya - Home Leave, Nairobi Bound
Aug 31, 202622 minS4
In this episode Christine and family get to Nairobi, Kenya and find a new past time, but not before Gabe pulls a bone-headed teenager move--possible because he's a teenager.
About this Podcast:
I've spent most of my career—that's 35 years—living and working overseas for the U.S. Department of State Foreign Service. My coworkers and myself were responsible for carrying out U.S. foreign policy and helping U.S. citizens abroad. With this podcast, I'm starting at the beginning - or really slightly before the beginning—to walk through what it was like being 27, with a small child, moving overseas to Africa for the first time. Join my son and I as in each episode, I read my story and we talk through the challenges overcome and the joys discovered in My Foreign Service Life.
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What is My Foreign Service Life about?
I've spent most of my career, that's 35 years, living and working overseas for the U.S. Department of State Foreign Service. My coworkers and myself were responsible for carrying out U.S. foreign policy and helping U.S. citizens abroad.
What has My Foreign Service Life covered recently?
Recent episodes include "S4E3 - Kenya - Home Leave, Nairobi Bound" (31 August 2026, 22 minutes), "S4E2 - Onward Assignment Blues" (25 August 2026, 22 minutes), and "S4E1 - Cameroon: Farewell to Cameroon" (18 August 2026, 21 minutes).
How often does My Foreign Service Life publish?
My Foreign Service Life publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 20 minutes across 43 episodes.
How hard is it to get booked on My Foreign Service Life?
Booking probability for My Foreign Service Life is 31%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. My Foreign Service Life requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. My Foreign Service Life's contact route on record: public web form.
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The strongest fits for My Foreign Service Life are Defense & International Affairs. My Foreign Service Life has a society audience.
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My Foreign Service Life is a society podcast with 43 episodes published.
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Recent episodes
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Episode #2
S4E2 - Onward Assignment Blues
Aug 25, 202622 minS4In which Christine and family are in limbo because of congressional inaction. Christine gets a new boss and a new assignment.
Episode #1
S4E1 - Cameroon: Farewell to Cameroon
Aug 18, 202621 minS4In which Christine talks about being usurped at work, warehouse sales, Juju, and working with local staff.
My Foreign Service Life
Season 4 Coming Soon!
Aug 4, 20261 minS4Season 4 is coming August 17th!
Episode #12
S3E12 Cameroon: Crazy last Year
Jun 22, 202617 minS3Christine talks about leaving Cameroon, boarding school woes, corrupt elections, and a possible apocryphal story of bare-chested grandmas.
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Episode #11
S3E11 Cameroon: Greeks in Africa
Jun 14, 202617 minS3Christine talks about her experience as a Greek-American in Africa and the lovely community she found in Cameroon.
Episode #10
S3E10 Cameroon: Camping at Kribi
Jun 8, 202628 minS3In this episode Christine and Matt remember the good times in coastal Africa. They discuss tandem couples, spousal hires, interning at the Embassy, and the Sea Turtle Incident.
My Foreign Service Life
We're Not Done Yet! An Update.
Mar 23, 20260 minS3We're not done yet, we just have run into the Not-Enough-Time problem! We'll be back later this year with more episodes! In the meantime, check out my new kids podcast, History Snacks.
Episode #9
S3E9 Cameroon - Evaluations, Promotions, Suspensions
Nov 24, 202525 minS3In this episode, Christine talks about getting suspended, having a friend in the home office who knows your plight, and promotion strategies.
Episode #8
S3E8 Cameroon: Setting Into Yaoundé
Nov 10, 202525 minS3Christine talks about her first days in Cameroon, including short hand, serving coffee, security violations, a platoon of misbehaving Marines, and friends in the right places.
Episode #7
S3E7 Cameroon
Sep 28, 202535 minS3In this episode Christine talks about life in Cameroon, traveling with toddlers, secret societies of Ambassador's secretaries, and saying grace as white man.
Episode #6
S3E6 DC: The End of an Era
Sep 15, 202524 minS3In this episode Christine contemplates her next move after DC. Should she go back to Africa with an uncertain working environment, or try some place else? Childcare, spouse jobs, and familiarity all go into the decision.
Episode #5
S3E5 DC: Janneke
Sep 2, 202516 minS3Christine talks about getting an au pair in the US and Matt discusses his super normal plans for a commune.
Episode #4
S3E4 DC: Kudos and International Press
Aug 25, 202523 minS3Christine talks about the negotiations with Namibia, Angola, South Africa, and Cuba for the Tripartite Accords in 1988, and awards in the Foreign Service.
Episode #3
S3E3 DC: Treaty Negotiations in Angola and Namibia
Aug 18, 202523 minS3Christine talks about working in the Office of Southern African Affairs including treaty negotiations, typing up letters of sanction, straphangers, and leaving your only daughter's christening.
Episode #2
S3E2 DC: AF-S and the Birth of Emily
Aug 12, 202517 minS3In this episode, Christine talks about joining the Bureau of African Affairs in DC and having her third (and best?) child.
Episode #1
S3E1 DC: Back to Washington DC
Aug 4, 202522 minS3Christine talks about working from Main State, finding childcare, the expense of being in the DMV and teases a future episode.
Episode #12
S2E12 Senegal: King Matthew's Triumphant Return
Jul 7, 202519 minS2In this episode, Christine talks about transporting a fresh baby internationally. She discusses nursing, two hour lunches, domestic help, and Matthew's first trip to Africa. This is the end of Season 2! But Season 3...
My Foreign Service Life
S2E11 Senegal: Matthew: The Biggest Pain
Jun 30, 202519 minChristine talks about delivering a baby in a different decade from the last with an OBGYN who refused (??) to give any anesthetics (???). She also talks about baby supplies shipments to post, and "birth coaches".
Episode #10
S2E10 Senegal: Baby Med-Evac
Jun 23, 202527 minS2In this episode, Christine discusses what it's like having a baby at post and med-evac rules past and present. She's joined by both her sons to talk about spousal employment at post and what it's like to be at a new...
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