Cinema Review: Lion
Lion is a beautifully made film that provides an in-depth look into Indian culture and the plight of orphaned children. Based on a true…
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Dolls of Color Month – Celebrating Diversity on Instagram!
Dolls of Color Month is an annual event on Instagram that strives to highlight all the beautiful dolls of color in people’s collections and…
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Captivating Beauty: What I Learned in a Women’s Prison
I was a long way from home the last time I entered a prison. I took one last glimpse out the window before I…
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Third Culture Kid: Pleased to Meet You
When I was ten years old my family picked up and moved to Kazakhstan, and I became a third culture kid. In 1996, my…
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AN AMERICAN ROAD TRIP: BEYOND THE CITY WALLS
Boston, New York, Washington D.C and onward across America. Nashville, Denver, the Grand Canyon, and finishing on the beaches of Los Angeles. Truly a…
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Five Things I Learned From Kazakhstan
My husband and I moved to Kazakhstan back in 1995 with our two small children, aged 2 and 4 months old. To say it…
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This is Kazakhstan
Whenever I’m asked to describe Kazakhstan, the first thought that springs to my mind is,”Where do I start?” If you looked at me, a…
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Central Asian Transitions
My family began our sojourn in Central Asia in 1985. We were three then: my husband, my almost 2-year-old son and I. English teachers…
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Back to Almaty – A Runner’s Reflections on Four Continents in Ten Days
“Вы профессиональный бегун? Are you a professional runner?” I’m on a city bus in Almaty, Kazakhstan on my way to run in a local city…
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Snapshots of a Third Culture Kid
As a Third Culture Kid (TCK), I often wrestle with who I was and who I am today. The following are snapshots from the…
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Kortni’s Kitchen: Plov
I was asked to make a traditional Kazakh meal. So I went on the internet and started Googling what that means. With a little…
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Slow Food in Slower Seasons: What About It?
Naturally, seasons and cycles dominate food production, yet these days those factors have virtually no effect on food availability in most industrialized and post-industrialized…
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