Spending time with family and friends, making new friends, looking back on the events that shaped your 2013, and taking a few minutes to anticipate what new adventures 2014 will bring.
Having said all that, we have had a busy few weeks here in Tajikistan (or MadeUpiStan to some of you).
Since Dushanbe is a relatively small city (approx. 1 million), the expat crowd is quite a bit smaller. We pretty much all seem to be like minded though because we are always looking for something cultural to attend.
We had the opportunity to attend the opera a few weekends ago and had a great time! First opera we have ever attended and it was interesting.
The performance was La Traviata and shortly after we were seated, I made the comment (since it was our first opera and don't speak/understand Italian) that I felt like Pretty Woman. To which Sharon stated "I think this is the opera from Pretty Woman".
-during intermission we looked it up and it was indeed the same one that they had gone to see in the movie -
Since this is the time of year that many of us indulge in a little too much festive holiday eating, I thought I would share another recent adventure we had which falls into the excessive gastric consumption category.
A couple of weekends ago (I think the night after the opera), one of the embassy families had their annual "Chocolat" party.
Having never actually been to a Chocolat party, we had no idea what to expect. Turns out it was a pretty big deal in the embassy/expat crowd and there were a LOT of people who showed up.
There were 80 different chocolates in the room.
Each one was out on its own plate and had the label/package close by.
The hosts even created hand-written cards to identify each chocolate for the guests.
Everyone needs an M&M's table in the house...
People of all ages came to view and sample the goodness.
Socializing...
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Along with straight chocolate, there were other goodies like brownies and chocolate-chip cookies.
Of course, there was cold milk, water, and a couple of different soups to cleanse the pallet.
The shoes were piling up in the entry way.
Coats too.
Some of the kids ended up under the table for a while and forgot their plates...
We walked home and this was what we looked like in the shadows :)
Hope everyone who reads this blog has a GREAT holiday season!!
We're (hopefully) off to vacation in Bangkok & Siam Reap from now through the New Year so there may not be a posting until we return.
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