Settling In

Well we’ve been here for a week now and are trying our best to get settled in.  We are still in our temporary apartment, so still living out of suitcases and still eating most meals in restaurants.  The bad thing is that it’s expensive, the good thing is that we are learning the city and

First Impressions

As far as first impressions go Baku is definitely not up there on “great” ones.  We arrived at day break on Monday and everything looked kind of dusty and dirty.  We were taken to our apartment where we were greeted with piles of trash, construction debris and loiterers.  LOVELY!  My immediate thought was where am I

On The Road Again

I think Willie Nelson says it best! Hotel living has definitely run it’s course.  Everyone else headed back to the states yesterday, Scott and I are the last to leave.  Today we leave Lithuania for Azerbaijan.  I am ready to get to my new home and settle in.  I’m not sure how long it will

Minsk 11

As most of you know by now Scott and I were among the diplomats who left Belarus on May 3rd.  Ten (10) American diplomats were declared persona non grata and the 11th (Scott) left for administrative reasons.  This news wasn’t widely covered in the United States, but did finally make the May 12th episode of

Iron Man

  I went to the movies tonight (alone of course as my husband has no taste in movies and opted to stay at the hotel).   There are actually several movies that I want to see right now…Indiana Jones, Fools Gold, Horton, What Happens in Vegas and Iron Man.  I opted for Iron Man tonight and

R&R

Well, there’s nothing like being a refugee!  We are officially homeless.  We are temporarily hanging out in Vilnius, Lithuania waiting on new orders and taking a much needed break from the political craziness.  We left Belarus via convoy last Saturday morning.  Crossing the border was uneventful, but I did get a salute from the Belarusian border guard