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Curry night

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It’s amazing how you view a city through rose-coloured glasses when you’re about to leave.  On the way home from the pub tonight, each turn of the taxi became a special moment: going into Al Farabi from Furmanov was particularly poignant as it always has heralded that we’re nearly home.  It was our last Wednesday… Continue reading →

Dealing with noise

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One of the things we have had to get used to here in Almaty is a different level of noise pollution.  This may seem strange coming from someone born and brought up in London: you might think I’d be used to noise, but it’s a very different noise here.  The English are generally pretty good… Continue reading →