The author has actually responded to this on his blog: http://johncbeck.tumblr.com/post/92502108047/so-what-did-you.. http://johncbeck.tumblr.com/post/925021080

The author has actually responded to this on his blog: http://johncbeck.tumblr.com/post/92502108047/so-what-did-you.. http://johncbeck.tumblr.com/post/92502108047/so-what-did-you.... So what did you do after you got fired from the embassy? What I didn’t say is that it was the last day of my summer internship. The next summer they invited me back again. Everyone understood it was a mistake, but by officially firing me, someone had been punished … :) So I guess it wasn't a big deal after all.