Salam!
I will arrive in Ashgabat in eight days. So... I have just a few things to do before I leave: last minute shopping with my mom, hanging out with my sister, family, and a few friends, and learning Turkmen! So far, the Turkmen has been slow, but I do think that I can handle the pronunciations fairly well. We'll see if this holds true when I find myself on the other side of the Caspian.
For all those reading, I hope you are doing well. If you are reading this blog and know me personally, you have already provided me with support and love before and during this whole Peace Corps process. Thank you. Sag bol. I can only hope to provide a bit of an entertaining distraction for those who continue to read. I am a notoriously inept and inconsistent writer, so your patience and understanding are appreciated.
Ashgabat is Turkmen for "city of love". In that vein, I will consider this a "blog of love". That it is all.
