KZBlog

An American expat living in Astana, Kazakhstan

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  • What Americans Notice About Life in KZ

    A Peace Corps volunteer has a series of great posts on cultural tidbits in Kazakhstan, which really come down to what Americans find interesting or different about habits and life in Kazakhstan. This one cites the habit of wrapping babies up in so many layers they can’t move. I call them “potato sacks” because the […]

  • I’m Smelling Your Soul

    Put this post on the list of interesting aspects of Kazakh culture I’ve meant to post about but never gotten around to. I remember when I first arrived in Kazakhstan being very surprised to occasionally see adults sniffing their children. I remember seeing a grandfather lean down to his 5 year-old grandson put his nose […]