Tag: life abroad
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Life in Ashgabat: No AC, No Wi-Fi, No Regrets
We landed in 115°F heat with no AC, no Wi-Fi, and 12 suitcases — and within an hour we were whispering ‘No turning back… right?’ to each other. Here’s what it looked like as we started carving out a life in Ashgabat. Arrival, Unfiltered We’d made it, we were officially on the other side of…
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Professional Development Travel Abroad Through a Teacher’s Eyes
Imagine boarding a plane with 80 of your closest coworkers, a sinus infection, and zero sleep—welcome to my Tbilisi adventure Leaving Ashgabat As we left fall behind, I braced myself for winter and holidays abroad—knowing they would look nothing like the ones I’d always known. Before I could fully settle into that reality, I was…
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Living Between Rituals: Marriage and Family Life in Ashgabat
Birthday Madness & Shenanigans The calendar pages turned quickly, and suddenly we were juggling birthdays, anniversaries, and a house overflowing with family. November seemed to move at warp speed. Life in Ashgabat never stops. First on the docket were two birthdays. (Fun fact: counting back roughly nine months lands you on Valentine’s Day—guess we know…