First, beta, study hard for the foreign service exam, but don't forget to truly listen to the stories of people in your own mohalla—diplomacy starts with understanding the neighbour you share a wall with. What my life says, being from Bilaspur, is this: the best 'international relations' lesson I ever got was watching my bus-driver husband navigate fifty different temperaments daily without a single complaint. So, get your degree, but your real training will be in translating between different worlds, just like I translate old battery parts into working torches.
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