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...
Hello Readers – Look what finally came our way last night! Our very first snow here in Almaty (and about a month late, from what everyone tells me). Nia was beyond excited, but I only let her go out in it for 10 minutes because she’s battling a nasty cold. We’ve been blessed with a mild...
I am woefully tardy on this update, but here goes, because late is better than never, right? So, about Paris. It was grand. But you knew I was going to say that. Because who DOESN’T like Paris? Oh, I’m sure there are a few people out there, but it’s hard NOT to appreciate a city so...