Tag: quiet observations
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Life in Ashgabat: Almost Camping in the Chuli Hills
If you’re new here, you might also want to read Life in Ashgabat: No AC, No Wi-Fi, No Regrets — a more literal look at our early days here, before the routines settled. Hiking day in Chuli (Gökdere) — our “almost camping” adventure. Life in Ashgabat has been a steady exercise in adjusting expectations—about comfort,…
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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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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…