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Realities of Foreign Service Life, Volume 2 Paperback – July 2, 2007

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In this second volume of AAFSW's Realities of Foreign Life, 29 members of the U.S. diplomatic community-including employees, spouses and one articulate teen-share their knowledge, research and personal perspectives, broadening and extending the first book's candid insights into the Foreign Service lifestyle. Focusing on the "realities" faced by diplomats and their families outside the embassy or consulate walls, the authors explore topics such as schooling and housing abroad, intercultural marriage, medical evacuations, employment for accompanying partners, and the growing number of unaccompanied assignments. If you are already a member of the Foreign Service community (and especially if you have recently joined), this book will provide useful and practical information for the fascinating but often challenging journey ahead. If you (or your partner) are thinking about entering the Foreign Service, this book joins the first volume in serving as a "reality check," offering a clear view of both the positive and negative aspects of Foreign Service life, for partners and children as well as employees. If you are a student contemplating a career in diplomacy, a friend or relative of a Foreign Service member-or if you are simply curious about the lives of U.S. diplomats and their families overseas-this book will give you an insider's perspective found nowhere else.
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ iUniverse; 0 edition (July 2, 2007)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 286 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0595453147
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0595453146
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.72 x 9 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
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Josh
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book!
Reviewed in the United States on July 24, 2010
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This book is super awesome and pretty true in all its accounts and details of Foreign Service life. I used the book to prepare for entering the Foreign Service as a Specialist for the U.S. State Dept. and feel it really helped prepare me for what I was about to endure and face.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars
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Great insight presented through essays written by people who either serve as FSO's or their accompanying family.
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A. Weber
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book
Reviewed in the United States on March 9, 2013
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This is an excellent book if you are interested in the realities of life in the US foreign service. The book covers many different topics and is well written.
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R. Monestel
5.0 out of 5 stars A must buy if considering the Foreign Service
Reviewed in the United States on December 20, 2008
I bought this book after having read the first volume. I would describe the first volume as valuable for anyone having an interest in general about the Foreign Service, but I would highly recommend the second volume for anyone that has passed the interview process and is about to embark into this life.
It has a lot of information that is practical, such as packing, education, and adjustment issues for your family. Some of the chapters are short and I wished they had elaborated longer but it is still the best source of information.
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Somze
4.0 out of 5 stars Good Feel for the Foreign Service Life
Reviewed in the United States on June 17, 2011
I read one half of this book and already knew the foreign service lifestyle was not for me. So I am very glad I found this book. It's not terribly well structured but because the stories written by individual authors are so different, you get a good feel for what it's like to live the diplomatic lifestyle. Highly recommend to those who are considering the foreign service exam and those whose spouses are about to take the exam.
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D. Hoelscher
5.0 out of 5 stars Realities of Foreign Service Life, Volume 2
Reviewed in the United States on April 16, 2009
Very comforting to read to reassure us FS life was right up our alley! My husband was interviewing at the time I read. Good and bad stories of life, which was realistic. Good to hear both sides, as a pretty painted picture isn't realistic all the time. Loved it and have already re-read parts!
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JPG
3.0 out of 5 stars Decent but repetitive
Reviewed in the United States on June 4, 2013
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DISCLAIMER: Book reviews are based on a first read. In subsequent readings/referrals that rating could go up or down. If I had not read volume one this rating would be higher.

Benefits: Provides many stories and covers most conceivable aspects of living in the FS environment. Good for those who want to focus on a particular issue and good for those who know nothing about living overseas.

Challenges: Many of the stories in here are similar to the stories in volume one. While the motivation to publish a second volume was correct (to illustrate the many changes in FS life in the post-9/11 world) those changes are not captured in enough detail in here. This volume also seems to have a bleaker tone than the first volume - was that me? or has FS life become bleaker in the post 9/11 world?

Mixed: I love when the authors mention experiences tied to a particular country but often that is omitted (probably for political reasons) or it seems like the same country names keep popping up. Also mixed is that it places heavy emphasis on spousal work issues and family issues but at the detriment of single issues and workplace dynamics issues.

Overall: I would say its value is higher the less you know about living overseas and more so if you have not read volume one. I do not regret purchasing/reading it but I felt somewhat dissatisfied upon completion - hence the score. I wish they would have spent a lot more time on unaccompanied tours, tours as a single, and frankly on the whole workplace interaction (which neither volume, nor the book "Inside a U.S. Embassy: Diplomacy at Work, The Essential Guide to the..." does in enough detail.
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