Hello Everyone,
I would firstly like to express my gratitude to this Community, as it gives me great relief to find you. I originally opened this account to post pictures of my dog which seem to be enjoyed in other locations online. Upon reading the Guidelines and looking around however, I feel it would be wise to leave a 'real' introduction on my profile.
I want to let you know that was born into servicing the German Foreign Office, living in places like Iran and Saudi Arabia. I am also half Arab. My father had served in Africa for a while before meeting my mother in the Levant. After I was born, we also continued moving around the Middle East but I've also lived in the States and Europe. I am aware that my kind of upbringing is more commonly referred to as 'third culture' but that's just a byproduct of something somewhat more sinister in my case. I was fortunate enough to meet other third culture kids but most were not under diplomatic immunity.
Let me also mention that I studied Political Science at one of the 'better' Universities in the UK, with hopes of becoming a diplomat myself. I was always intrigued by Foreign offices and ministries. 'Ours' seemed so nice, we got everything we needed, why not share it with those around us? I remember my mother handing the rubbish men plastic plates with some of our lunch and we often hosted various dinners and so on, so why not become what my father is (or more) and just do more of what my mother is doing with my own family. Done. Didn't really work out that way unfortunately.
As far as I am aware, I am under no obligation to withhold my identity, nor the experiences I've had. I know that my father had contributed to what seemed to be a book or diary of sorts, but the last time I asked about it, he told me it had to be deleted because of contractual obligations. I digress.
It's been about 3 and a half years since I walked out of the Foreign Office Headquarters in Berlin, heartbroken by the fact that the whole spiel is nothing but a scam. I already knew that at university, when our endless circle-jerking of political theory never led to any conclusions about peace in the middle-east. Despite being basically ridiculed for my attitude, I still had hope in the foreign office. After visiting dear friends in Berlin who were kind enough to host me while I was in the application process for diplomat school, I couldn't deny the weird vibes in this institution.
I am still processing everything. I decided to become a teacher instead and to cut a long story short, two educational institutions later I feel like I have been forced into opening my own training center / language school, which I've been working on for the last three months, in a little gem of a country in the Balkans called Albania.
More on everything another time. It has been a pleasure to write and I extend my appreciation to everyone in this community once again and hope you enjoy my content.
Steve
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Welcome to Steemit, HuskyWolfDog and your master.
After reading your (master's) interesting intro, I'm sure that you have more to bring here than just photos of your dog (as great as s/he may be).
I can understand your disillusion with political science and government work. I've occasionally heard that ordinary people can make greater changes than most governments do. And often when governments make major changes, the only reason they do so is because they are compelled to do so by the people.
Best of luck in your language school. I was an ESL teacher for many years, and it was truly an enriching experience. While teaching, I learned so much about my self, my world, and the entire world.
Looking forward to reading some interesting post about your new experiences.
Cheers.
Thank you so much for the kind message!
I agree with you and I would like to add that the people are the government. Just as I almost became part of that body, millions have devoted their lives to enabling this system to perpetuate.
Anyway I have added all the new friends that commented on this post, and I very much look forward to meeting many more :)
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I love this! Thank you for the insight.
You're welcome!!
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Hello, you are welcome to steemit!!! I give you upvote to your post and remember to follow me as a friend to help you grow in this social network!
Hello and welcome to Steemit :) I love your half husky - half wolf, I had half german sheppard - half wolf long ago. I am looking forward eeing the photos of you furry companion :) All the best here and in life. Have a nice day.
Thank you and you too! I'll make some time this evening. You guys will love her pictures hopefully as much as I love sharing them!
I am sure of it - I love dogs and all nature :) Thank you, and see you later ...
Welcome to the community! Do share your experiences as a diplomat, and now a teacher. I am looking forward to reading your posts.
That's good to know thank you.
Welcome to Steemit Steve! This is a friendly community website of steem minerss. Oh and I loved your image with boss. How old is he(or she)? :)
I love it! She's about 5 years I'd say but I rescued her about a year and a half ago..
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welcome to Steem @thehuskywolfdog ! Nice Post ! I hope you enjoy here ! I will give the vote to you, please follow me
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