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کوه به کوه نمیرسه آدم به آدم میرسه

A mountain will not reach a mountain; a person can reach a person.

– Persian Proverb

“If I find in myself desires which nothing in this world can satisfy, the only logical explanation is that I was made for another world.”

― C.S. Lewis

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    • The Fruit Wallah
    • A Dari Language Lesson: Buzkashi – بزکشی
    • New Page
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    • My Extraordinary Mother
    • Pamiri Aush
    • The Value of Snow
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    • 10 Days, 10 Countries, 10 Songs: Day 10
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Tag: Central Asia

Pamiri Aush
Taste, Travel

Pamiri Aush

Last Friday I learned how to make Pamiri aush, homemade noodle soup.  This vegan dish may be served at lunch … Continue reading Pamiri Aush

Know the ‘Stans: Central Asia
Teach, Travel

Know the ‘Stans: Central Asia

In the same way that Scotland could be read as “land of the Scots,” Tajikistan means “Land of the Tajiks.” … Continue reading Know the ‘Stans: Central Asia

Know the ‘Stans: Pakistan
Teach, Travel

Know the ‘Stans: Pakistan

The suffix “stan” means “land” in Persian. And so in the same way that many countries end in ‘land (think … Continue reading Know the ‘Stans: Pakistan

Life in slow motion
Thoughts, Travel

Life in slow motion

“I’ll just drop off some bags of cement in the village up there,” explained Ali. Then we can deliver the … Continue reading Life in slow motion

Treasure Box of Knowledge
Teach, Travel

Treasure Box of Knowledge

My teacher training in Canada followed a “student-centred” approach to education. I use many aspects of this approach in my … Continue reading Treasure Box of Knowledge

Poverty, Power and a Bakery
Thoughts, Travel

Poverty, Power and a Bakery

A few years ago now I was working with an NGO in a remote region of Central Asia. I was … Continue reading Poverty, Power and a Bakery

Vicarious Travel: ten of my favourite books
Thoughts, Travel

Vicarious Travel: ten of my favourite books

When choosing a book to read, I tend to start in the non-fiction aisle. I then browse through the history … Continue reading Vicarious Travel: ten of my favourite books

Cowboys and Chapandaz
Travel

Cowboys and Chapandaz

There is a Central Asian game known as buzkashi in Afghanistan or kokpar in other Central Asian countries. Riders, known as chapandaz, battle for possession of … Continue reading Cowboys and Chapandaz

Lessons from Alexander the Great
Travel

Lessons from Alexander the Great

The weather was rapidly changing. The warm, dry autumn weather that had turned the leaves of the poplars into beautiful … Continue reading Lessons from Alexander the Great

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