Sailing Away from Safe Harbors

Well, hopefully. Many of you know that I applied to the U.S. Foreign Service over a year ago and I think I finally see a glimmer of light at the end of the tunnel. Nothing is ever certain, and I hate to hatch my baskets before the chickens can count the eggs (especially with any institution as nebulous as the federal government), but it looks like I will be heading off to training in Washington, DC in early '10. No word on eventual posting until after that.