Category: 1st Post: Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
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A weekend of nothing
One adult in this family: “I wanna DO something! We should get OUT! It’s NICE, and we only […]
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Small-Town Medicine
Confession: my first day on the job here in Bishkek was the first time I’d ever set foot […]
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The Disneyland of Bishkek
… you wait your whole Soviet childhood, and the day finally arrives when you get to glimpse a […]
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Happy New Year from Bishkek!
We started 2022 in our old home in Portland, Oregon; we’re ended it in our new home in […]
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Eating Horses, Swinging Swords
When we asked our driver/translator what the traditional Kyrgyz food is, he seemed to think the question a […]
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Mail in the Foreign Service
How do diplomats and other folks working in embassies get mail? It’s Christmastime, so our thoughts turn to […]
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Stuff and Things!
A Foreign Service lesson we’re learning: in this life, you cast away mostly everything you rely on, everything […]
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Our Fanciness Level Is Very a Lot Now!
We write fancy blog titles to prove it. (We’re better from recent illness – thanks for all the […]
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Rough Start
I wish it was all sunshine and rainbows, but we’ve had a rough start. The people here have […]
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Commuting
How to get to work? Bike or run? Too polluted in winter, and need to wear a suit. […]