About

Hello!

I’m Kirstin, I’m 23. I like to bake and photograph. I started this blog in February 2009 when I was living in Washington, DC, as a way to pass time between college classes and as an excuse to bake (and eat) cupcakes. Then I graduated and worked in Iraq for eight months. It was mostly unremarkable.

I got married in July 2010 at a rock club in DC. I wore a short dress and ate cupcakes. In other words, it was the best wedding ever.

I like to see new places, but I think flying and driving both suck. I still find ways to see the world though. I usually pick countries to visit with little logic. Like Iceland for Spring Break.

Or, like moving to Kyrgyzstan. I moved to Bishkek in August 2010 to start a media research organization. It has had its ups and downs so far, but at least I got a kitten.

Read more about me and what brought me to Bishkek at Expat Interviews or check out these articles I wrote on living in Kyrgyzstan on Expat Arrivals.

I can be found wasting too much time around twitter and flickr. I also run a Tumblr blog called Pictures of Kyrgyzstan. And it’s entirely possible that you’ve seen me on TV.

Want to get in touch? Feel free to email me at kirstin {at} ivorypomegranate {dot} com, but please be kind if I’m too busy to answer your email and don’t get back to you right away. And if you have a broad question about Kyrgyzstan, check out these two websites first before coming to me for answers. Thanks!