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Blog Breaks and New Adventures
Phew. Did that even just happen? This summer was crammed with awesome adventures. I’ve been trying to look back at it and reflect with some semblance of organization on everything that happened, but...
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Moving Internationally With a Dog
After moving from the USA to Korea and Korea to Kyrgyzstan, I think we’re somewhat sort of maybe getting the hang of this international moving thing. Unlike packing light for travel, planning a move...
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Osh Bazaar
There are two things that Ryan has decided are magical (and I quote – magical) about living in Bishkek: the marshrutkas and Osh Bazaar. The marshrutkas are tiny van buses that span the city and provide...
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Walking Liscannor to Doolin and the Cliffs of Moher
What a summer! Immediately after Dalton School’s graduation ceremony in June, Brittany and I rushed off to Europe. We left Seoul that night to Dublin, spent a couple days there, and then headed off to...
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A Walk Around Bishkek
Our apartment is definitely feeling temporary. The wallpaper is sparkly. The curtains are shiny and lacy. The chandeliers – well, there are four pretty fancy light fixtures. It is nice and safe and...
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A Picnic in Ala Archa
After staring out our apartment window at the looming mountains to the south for over a month, we finally got the chance to venture forth in late September. We packed a bag with some snacks and met up...
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Asking for Help in Another Culture
I very much prefer to be self-sufficient. I like the time to read about things and think about them and understand them before making a decision. Living abroad prohibits most of these things from...
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Ashu Guesthouse in Chong-Kemin Valley
Over fall break in October, we finally bought a car. The next day we took off for the mountains. Learning under pressure to drive a right-wheeled car in a country that drives on the right side of the...
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Bishkek: 6 Months In
The 6 month mark on our lives in Bishkek has come and gone. I have never lived anywhere that has engendered a vaster range of opinions; we recently read an article in which Bishkek was named one of the...
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December in Rome
We face such a dilemma here in Bishkek. Basically any destination in Asia and Europe is around $400 round trip right now. We spent so much time debating where to head for our Winter Break, joking...
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Coming Back After a Bit of a Break
So, the blog fell a bit to the wayside soon after our move to Kyrgyzstan. Between busy school schedules and wonderful friends and nine months of crippling morning sickness, blogging just didn’t...
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Camping in Chon-Kemin Valley
We didn’t get to travel around Kyrgyzstan nearly as much as we had originally hoped when moving there. Part of that was because of our lovely but neurotic dog, Roxie, who doesn’t like other animals at...
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Pregnant in Kyrgyzstan
photo by Malik Alymkulov When we found out we were expecting in November of our second year in Kyrgyzstan, our plan for the next year was to move back to South Korea – which had been the plan...
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On Being Needed
This morning I ran a shower while Anika was blissfully playing with her stuffed sloth, as close to a lovey as Anika has and the one she’ll pull around with her at daycare and drag by the hand through...
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Recruitment Season and Big Decisions
We are in the stages of deciding whether or not to move abroad that are both extremely stressful and exciting. Every moment the future fluctuates in and out of focus. One moment I can see it so clearly...
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Reading – The Golden State
The Golden State by Lydia Kiesling opens with Daphne at her office job at a University in San Francisco, lost daydreaming of rural home of her grandparents. Then Daphne hits the road, leaving work at...
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