We had a wild night here in Almaty and I can now say I’ve experienced my very first earthquake! Well, technically, I slept through it—as did Nia—but, still! :) The earthquake hit at 12:09 AM in China, just South of the Kyrgyzstan border (the epicenter was where the red circle is on...
I think what I love most about my new church is that it’s so vastly different than any church I’ve attended before. For starters, it doesn’t look anything like a church. You would never know it was a church if you passed by it, especially since there’s no signage and the entrance is next...
Hello everyone – Happy 2024! I hope you had a memorable holiday season with friends and family. We spent our holiday here in Almaty soaking up the marvelous wintery wonderland atmosphere and crossing a few more local activities–like the cat cafe!–off our to-do list. Here...
I did it y’all. As of Friday, I wrapped up my 16-week Russian class (3 hours a day, 5 days a week!). Taking into account my sick days and our week in Paris, I figure I logged right around 200 hours of class time. When you add that to the 105 hours spent on Duolingo, the 160 hours...