Disappointment
“Wherever we go,” I’d declared to Woody at the start of our Peace Corps application process, “I want a nice beach, friendly bugs, and a good mattress.” I figured I could make friends for America without having to suffer. … Read More
My Gutsy Story Guest Post
Just a quick note to let you know I’ve got a guest blog out on Sonia Marsh’s Gutsy Living website http://soniamarsh.com/home/blog Called, Leaving A Life I Loved: When the Peace Corps Beckoned, it gives a bit more … Read More
My Bubble Bath
Survey results are in and most respondents want more deleted scenes from my book, At Home On the Kazakh Steppe. Many also want more substantive information on Kazakhstan. A few mentioned photos, and one suggested I post more regularly. Thanks … Read More
Survey Monkey at my six-month mark
This week’s blog comes to you compliments of Survey Monkey, that handy (and free) online survey tool that seems to be everywhere lately. Well, today it’s here in And So It Goes CLICK HERE TO TAKE THE SURVEY NOW It’s … Read More
Summer No-cook Puttanesca Sauce
It was 93 today here in Vermont. 93 degrees Farenheit, of course. That’s hot. To celebrate, (I’m a glass half-full kind of person) I made my handy no-cook puttanesca sauce and we ate outside in the shade. I … Read More
How do you organize your bookshelf?
Once upon a time, I had 3,000 books. They filled a wall twenty-four feet long, by fourteen feet high. I even had a library ladder so I could reach the ones on the top few shelves. My books were … Read More
Kazakh Proverb: “If a man insults you, serve him a meal”
Like any culture, the Kazakh people have many sayings. One I heard often was If a man insults you, serve him a meal. I thought I knew what this meant when I first heard it, but as the years … Read More
There Are No Kazakhstanis in Kazakhstan, Yet
I wanted to understand Kazakhstan, but it wasn’t easy. More to the point, I wanted to understand the people who now called Kazakhstan home. I learned enough early on to know Kazakhstan and America were similar in many ways: … Read More