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• More Snow?

  Break out the electric blanket. After a sunny, Nauryz, the temperature has been hovering around freezing, which is warm in Astana. But now they’re calling for more snow and the high below 0C this week. If we get the usual April blizzard where snow sticks on the ground for a good week, I will seriously […]

  3/27/11 • (Comments Off on More Snow?)

• Being an Expat in Kazakhstan

  Despite my attempts to be a serious blogger, I have noticed that some of my chattier “what is life like in Kazakhstan” posts actually get more attention than the news coverage. And I certainly get lots of emails with questions about what to bring to Kazakhstan, can you get ketchup here, what’s the food like. […]

  3/14/11 • (4)

• Smoke Gets in Your Eyes

  According to the Ministry of Emergency Situations, smoke from the fires in Russia has reached Kazakhstan. I suspect that’s why it’s been so humid and the air has been so smoggy here in Astana. Yesterday I was driving around 8pm. Normally the sun is in my eyes and I need to use the sun visor, […]

  8/14/10 • (Comments Off on Smoke Gets in Your Eyes)