tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-118058 2012-04-28T13:00:56+03:00 A wanderlust American Foreign Service couple exploring the world -- one country, and one pub, at a time! TypePad http://www.feedburner.com/fb/images/pub/fb_pwrd.gif tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451da8b69e20168ead5ff52970c 2012-04-28T13:00:56+03:00 2012-04-28T13:00:56+03:00

As a former entertainment/celebrity journalist, Mr. Crab maintains a minor obsession with all things celebrity. Bahrain is not exactly glittering Dubai, yet during our almost two years in Bahrain, a few celebs have passed through our shores including Toby Keith,...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TwoCrabs/~4/-8du7d4g5wY" height="1" width="1"/>

Two Crabs http://twocrabs.blogs.com/2crabs/2012/04/celebrities-in-bahrain-exposed.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451da8b69e20163048a63d9970d 2012-04-21T15:21:38+03:00 2012-04-21T15:21:38+03:00

As a former Army NCO, I'm often perplexed at the vast cultural differences between DOD and DOS. Both sides do a lot of things very well, but there are also many ways each agency could learn from the other, rather...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TwoCrabs/~4/D6YIMVCMbo8" height="1" width="1"/>

Two Crabs http://twocrabs.blogs.com/2crabs/2012/04/dos-lessons-to-be-learned.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451da8b69e20163047ab604970d 2012-04-20T08:45:54+03:00 2012-04-20T16:53:09+03:00

United Decides to Extend the Military Pet Transport "Waiver" to Members of the Foreign Service! This is a victory and provides recognition to the Foreign Service and those who serve abroad. AFSA will continue to work to ensure we have...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TwoCrabs/~4/22IqBSqb_o0" height="1" width="1"/>

Two Crabs http://twocrabs.blogs.com/2crabs/2012/04/call-off-the-united-airlines-boycott.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451da8b69e20168e978c05f970c 2012-03-31T13:40:37+03:00 2012-03-31T13:40:37+03:00

One of my favorite "taskers" at Embassy Manama is administering the Foreign Service Officer Test, which we host about three times a year. It's one of my favorite extra-curricular activities and I love being able to mentor and share my...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TwoCrabs/~4/ChL_XwJ7B4s" height="1" width="1"/>

Two Crabs http://twocrabs.blogs.com/2crabs/2012/03/a-more-realistic-foreign-service-exam.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451da8b69e20168e925c524970c 2012-03-23T20:09:08+03:00 2012-03-23T20:10:44+03:00

It's hard to believe that our Bahrain tour is coming to an end. It hasn't really hit me until this week, when I received a welcomed surprise in my inbox: My TM-4 cable, otherwise known as our Travel Orders! This...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TwoCrabs/~4/MK6qjEE-qHs" height="1" width="1"/>

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