Posts from Washington DC – Page 2

Year in Review: 2023

In my worst year ever, I found creative inspiration everywhere I looked.

The Silos of DC

In hyper-efficient Washington DC, there’s a set time and place for everything, which can make impromptu human connection difficult.

Going Through Changes Now (Also, a Trip to LA)

I’m going through changes, all of the strangeness, but I’m starting to embrace it. Also, why don’t we all live in Los Angeles?

It’s been a little more than a month into this new part of life – a segment that certainly feels like “the worst time of my life” to date. But perhaps in hindsight it’ll register more as a turning point, a stepping stone, or merely “a very strange time.” It’s uncertain, confusing, and painful. ButContinue reading “Roots and Branches”

A Light in the Attic

There’s a light in the attic during a dark time.

The Joys of Moving

In my last blog post, I said our Princeton to DC move was our most pleasant yet but that was before we’d actually arrived and had all of our possessions delivered to DC. Let the record show: Moving is never pleasant, even when it’s just a few hundred miles away rather than the thousands ofContinue reading “The Joys of Moving”

My Washington DC Tried and Trues

I lived in DC for six years before starting this Foreign Service life. I had some of my most fun, formative, lonely, educational, frustrating, exciting, lovely times of my life here and coming back, not surprisingly, makes me so darn nostalgic. I just stroll around and picture 22-, 24-, and 26-year-old Emily walking home afterContinue reading “My Washington DC Tried and Trues”

The Transient Nature of Perception

We recently wrapped up a three-week stay in Washington DC. And man, was it hard to leave (even though I was heading to Paris, oh beloved Paris). The three weeks was filled with catching up with good friends, family, cocktails, dinners, strolling the beautiful DC streets, museums visits, a ballet, a musical, and lots of yoga.Continue reading “The Transient Nature of Perception”

The Summer of Spanish

Hola amigos! Mr.YemenEm and I arrived back in one of my favorite places, Washington DC, to spend the summer in government training. The U.S. government is generous enough (ie, you taxpayers are) to provide spouses of Foreign Service Officers language training for upcoming posts. So that means I have spent the last seven weeks immersedContinue reading “The Summer of Spanish”