Prior to writing this column, I had never taken a test like Myers Briggs Type Indicator, which has been used for decades in the military and other organizations to assess personality. I had always assumed I was an introvert, because over the course of 23 years as a Navy spouse, I spent so much time…
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Living Overseas: The Pitfalls of Sampling Regional Cuisine
Living overseas during two military tours of duty in Europe provided our family with unique opportunities to learn about various cultures first hand. We didn’t have to imagine what it would be like to be European, we simply lived it. Although some Americans shy away from sampling local foods, regional cuisine was a necessary part…
Teen socializing on vacation, then and now
“Mom, how did you meet people your age during your family vacation?” my daughter Anna asked a couple of weeks ago, during the 13-hour car ride to our North Carolina beach cottage. We would be picking up Anna’s college roommate on the way. Clearly, the girls were weighing their vacation social options. I dug deep…
‘Leadership matters’: Recruiters apply past lessons learned to current crisis
Riding in a V-22 Osprey over the jungles of Liberia in search of suitable terrain to build treatment camps during the 2014 Ebola epidemic, young Army engineer Major Anthony Barbina had no idea that he was preparing for a job he would fill years later. All he knew was that his skills as a burgeoning…
What I believe about Hell and hand baskets