Like nomads, but with more stuff

Two wonderful things happened this week:  One, Zoltan was his class' Star of the Week. Then Sunday night his very first tooth, that had...

Because of the internet, and the ridiculously low (comparative) cost of nuts in central Asia, I have started making cashew milk rather than...

Within 24 hours of beginning school at his British school, this was the conversation I had with my son: Me: Zoltan, did you leave your sw...

The kids are junior archers! A couple of weeks ago we went into the steppe for a picnic and for them to practice shooting the bow.  When ...

We were supposed to go camping last weekend. The weather was turning up perfect, and we figured it was the last (and first) chance this ye...

September 1, the Day of Knowledge , is a traditional first day of school in at least two countries where I have lived (Russia and Kazakh...

Early in the week we booked the babysitter. 7:00 pm on Friday evening we're still bantering back and forth "where do you want to g...

Last night for dinner we had steaks, snow peas, and baked potato. Halfway through the meal Terry looked at me and said "You know, thes...

Kazakhstanis are known for kindness, generosity and tolerance.  Here's something I am really getting used to and will miss when we move...

What did we do on summer vacation? We spent as much time at the cabin as humanly possible, although as always it wasn't enough. Cabin...