Appreciating Azerbaijan 14 Jan 2011 | 11:07 am

So, since leaving Azerbaijan I have been to 3 other Peace Corps countries and it makes me realize that I was lucky to have been placed in Azerbaijan. Why you ask (or you don't)? Especially since I fou...

I got an R! 12 Dec 2010 | 07:39 am

Yeah, as of December 8th I went from PCV to RPCV. Take that Peace Corps! Slipped through the cracks again! The whole process of paperwork and red tape was awful, one giant cluster f*@k of running arou...

AZ6 Exodus 18 Nov 2010 | 11:39 pm

So, Peace Corps has decided to gives us a final blow by having all of the people from my group leave over the course of a month. A month of very emotional good byes. Since I am staying until the end I...

Xudat-Xachmaz 18 Nov 2010 | 11:32 pm

So, my sitemate Chris and I get bored sometimes and wander around Azerbaijan on foot. Last week we went on a walk between the 2 major cities in the Xachmaz region, Xudat (pronounced kind of like "who ...

Playing Catch-Up: Halloween Edition 18 Nov 2010 | 11:25 pm

Yeah, I forgot I had a blog again. These things happen. Anyway, For Halloween again this year I went p to Zaqatala to hang out with PCVs and enjoy the American-ness that Halloween is. It was a little ...

New Season 20 Sep 2010 | 08:25 pm

Fall is finally here in Azerbaijan. This is great since the weather is not only bearable, but I would go so far as to say perfect. Unfortunately this also means that ice cream is dissapearing from sto...

Out to Lunch 1 Sep 2010 | 08:24 pm

So, Quba has the best doner in all of Azerbaijan (no matter what Lucy says) and I'm lazy and it's hot so didn't want to cook anything today, hence, I went and got doner. Unfortunately I used my last q...

10 hours on the road, or, thank goodness I have an ipod 21 Jul 2010 | 06:49 pm

Yesterday I had the opportunity (like how I'm staying positive?) to spend 10 hours on various buses, taxis, and cars (oh my). I had to travel across the country to put down a deposit on a camp site fo...

3 months 14 Jul 2010 | 09:58 pm

Yes, I still have a blog. I've just been busy (sort of) but here is a re-cap of the last 3 months. May - Okay, so May wasn't super busy, I pretty much just stuck to my normal routine. But at the end o...

Pictures From Lahic 23 Apr 2010 | 06:20 pm