expat blog
I don’t usually do this much moving around, but I’m almost tempted to set up a little “Where is Kirstin?” badge. I do still technically live in Bishkek; it’s where my cat and most of my clothes/possessions are. For now I’m just doing a bit of traveling. First up, a week in Turkey. We landed …
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Time for me to get profound, I guess? Had we stuck to the original plan of 1) move to foreign country, 2) learn language, 3) become expert, 4) move back to DC for cushy consultancy job, then I’d be boarding a plane today feeling profoundly disappointed. The move happened, so snaps to me for completing …
On the first day of a three-day spree of photo assignments in various UAE markets, the interns were dropped off at the main souk in Sharjah just as the market reopened after its midday “it’s-way-too-hot-to-stay-open” break. The assignment was to photograph the modern Islamic elements in the building, which, at this point, was boring me. …