Addis Ababa - Post Report Question and Answers
Was this post your first expatriate experience? If not, what other cities have you lived in as an expat?
No. I've lived in the US, Europe, and South East Asia for the past decade. - Dec 2023
This is my fourth decade working or living in East Asia, South Asia, and South America. - Aug 2023
No, this is my third experience. - Aug 2023
No - I have been in Europe and South America before. - Aug 2022
Ethiopia is the first place I have lived outside of the United States. - Jul 2022
I have lived in Costa Rica and Uganda and travelled on mission trips to many African countries. - May 2022
I lived in nine other countries before coming to Addis. And once I leave this city, I will never return. - Jun 2021
Second directed post after directed EAP tour. - Feb 2021
No, we've had multiple postings in developing countries, though this is our first in Africa. - Aug 2020
First overseas post. - Mar 2020
No. We've also lived in San Jose, Costa Rica; Lilongwe, Malawi; Washington, DC; had an unaccompanied tour; and Dakar, Senegal. This is not our first post in Africa, so we knew what to expect, yet still... - Feb 2020
We've lived in Baku/Azerbaijan, Tashkent/Uzbekistan, and have now been in Addis Ababa for almost two years. - Feb 2019
No, I've also lived in Beijing and Brussels. - Oct 2018
No, this is our third overseas assignment and first Africa posting. - Aug 2018
No, this was our eighth overseas post. Other posts were in Asia, Middle East, and Africa. - Jul 2018
We have lived in Jordan and Israel, so this is our third post overseas. - Jan 2018
No. I've lived in Western Europe, and also West Africa. - Sep 2017
No. We had lived in Morocco together; my husband has been all over - Pakistan (x2), Tashkent, numerous extended TDYs. - Aug 2016
No, we've lived in numerous posts from Scandinavia and Eastern Europe to South America. - Aug 2016
No. Dakar, Senegal and Geneva, Switzerland. - Feb 2016
No, second expat but first time in Africa. - May 2014
I have served at posts in Europe, West Africa, and Asia. - Jan 2014
Not first expat experience - I've had other assignments in Asia. - Nov 2013
Fifth expat experience. - Jun 2012
No, West Africa, Switzerland, Ireland. - Aug 2010
No, I have lived in Nairobi, Dar es Salaam, London, and Iquitos (Peru). - Jun 2010
I've also lived in Loei, Thailand; Bogota, Colombia; Ciudad Juarez, Mexico; Inchon, South Korea; and Sidamo, Ethiopia. - Mar 2008
