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Post Report of the Day

Tirana, Albania

What have been the highlights of your time in this country? Best trips or experiences?

We loved taking family vacations around Europe while serving at a 20% hardship post -- the best of both worlds. It is surreal to drive out onto a dark blue Mediterranean beach with white pebbles...

What accommodations do schools make for special-needs kids?

This would be a difficult post for special-needs kids. I do not believe TIS makes many accommodations. I'm not sure about the other schools, but they are all fairly small, and special education is not...