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Being Culturally, Not Religiously, Christian, Buddhist, Muslim…

Here in Turkey, where I live, we are currently subject to weeknight curfews and weekend lockdowns. They began at the

The funny thing about assumptions is that more often than not we aren’t aware of the fact that we are

I took the circuitous route to becoming an educator. That said, it is work that I enjoy doing, surrounded by

Making small talk or initial conversation with new acquaintances was perhaps the hardest part of adjusting to life in Mongolia.

Mongolia’s Lunar New Year holiday is called “Tsagaan Sar” which translates to “White Month” or “White Moon.” I’ve participated in

We started collecting our paperwork and getting things notarized shortly after I arrived to Mongolia in July of 2015. We

I’ve hit that age and stage in life where, as an American, I am strongly encouraged to, as they say,

I saw dogs everywhere and anywhere on that first tourist visit to Mongolia–brown dogs, tan dogs, red dogs, black dogs.

When I moved to Mongolia two years ago I was thrilled to get a teaching job at an international school.

Living as an expat means you come with a variety of expectations about how daily life should be conducted or