The beginning of the end

I’m finally at a point in my stay here when I feel like things are wrapping up.  I’m still a little more than 4 months from my departure from Toronto, but I’m closing a big chapter next week.  After 19-1/2 months in the NIV unit here, I’ll be signing off for good.  I then have an interesting TDY opportunity in Quebec City for 2 months and then back to Toronto for 2 months of ACS before we leave.  It’s been a great experience here for all kinds of reasons.  I’ve been fortunate to have a lot of unique and unexpected “stretch” opportunities on the job and to work with a great bunch of people.  I’ll be sad to go, but we’re looking forward to home leave, going back to DC for 4 months and moving on to our next assignment in West Africa.  As of now, I think that joining the Foreign Service was a great career move for me. 

~ by globaladventures on August 2, 2007.