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Barbara A. Leaf | 'Taking the Edge Off the Middle East' Ep. 7

Middle East Focus

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The Journey of Language and Adventure in Foreign Service

This chapter shares the speaker's lifelong passion for grammar and syntax, rooted in their childhood experiences. It highlights a transformative college moment that directed them towards a foreign service career, juxtaposed with family concerns about safety in overseas assignments.

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