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Mystery Trip for the Win – Part 2

First off, if you haven’t read part 1: READ IT HERE first. Now, on to Part 2! We reached Timur and introduced ourselves to the two visiting NGO workers. “Ready to go in? Timur inquired. “Well, first I better tell Nia and Sarah what we’re doing,” Nick said. “I’ve kept it a surprise thus...

Mystery Trip for the Win – Part 1

On Friday night Nick told Nia and I that he had a surprise outing planned for us on Saturday. All we were told was that we needed to be ready to leave at 10:30 and wear pants, a t-shirt and tennis shoes (no hiking gear needed). I was intrigued and excited, and assumed we’d be going to...

Establishing New Routines + Fun Finds

On Wednesday I told you about Nia’s new school schedule, so today I’ll focus on the new routines Nick and I have been developing. Nick has been going into work for two weeks now. Thankfully, work is just a 10-15 minute walk from our home, so it’s relatively painless to...

Nia’s New School

Nia started school on the 21st of August (just days after our arrival), and has been busy adapting to her new school for the last week and a half. There were three great schools in town, but we chose the Kazakhstan International School (KIS) because they offered the International...