Written by Heather Emerick’s EFM journey is so much like that of Steph and I. She’s had jobs on the local economy, volunteered, run her own business, consulted, contracted, and now works a WAE job at FSI itself.
Her story is one of finding optimism where she…
It’s not everyday an already expat gets married and find out that being an EFM means you get some new privileges but also lose a few in countries without bilateral work agreements.
It that change is combined with a global pandemic and pivot to doing…
Lara Center describes some of the changes she’s seen in EFM careers and service over her 20+ year as a diplomatic accompanying partner.
Hear her adventures volunteering to preserve the cultural heritage of the countries she’s served in, and the ways…
Mary Jane talks about Mayan Archaeology, running around the world and pursuing a career that wouldn’t normally be considered portable.
Listen to her talk about the pros and cons of life as an independent scholar and what it’s like to manage a major…
In this episode, I talk with William Martin, the foreign-born spouse of a US Foreign Service member about balancing two careers by trading off whose career is prioritized at each post, the ups and downs of work as a US Personal Services Contractor,…
Kent is an international educator, business owner and the author of Teaching Overseas
In this episode, we talk about:
how to get international school jobs,
the joys and trials of changing schools and jobs with each post,
how the people make all the…
Our latest episode reflects on how an EFM lifestyle can give you the freedom to pivot your journey, and how there is nothing “small” about any kind of small business or portable career. After weathering the challenges of the first few years of life as…
Not all businesses are solo gigs. what does it mean to create a team and take on the responsibility for paying the salary of several people? In this episode, I talk with Melissa Mathews about collegiality, gathering good talent and creating a great…
In this episode, I talk with Leah Evans about the Around the World 5K, an annual charity run that brings together members of the Foreign Service family to support a variety of great organizations under the principle that “We have no rules.” This…
In this episode you’ll meet Patricia Linderman, an EFM who’s “done everything.” She and I talk about how New Year’s Resolutions mirror the way that diplomatic partners recreate themselves every time they reach a new post, and how to create the kind of…