The OBC

One way to ensure that families will be happy living abroad is to give them a lot of information about their post before they leave the U.S. The Overseas Briefing Center (OBC) at the Foreign Service Institute (FSI) is where foreign service families can research any of the 250+ posts worldwide. There are "briefing boxes" for each post with official reports, details about local schools, regulations for bringing pets, and so on. This week, Sam and I checked out the Chennai briefing box: