Azerbaijan Featured on Front Page of The New York Times

I fully believe that there is not a single subject in which you could draw even a 90% consensus of Americans into agreement.  If there was a new defense budget bill on the floor of the House that suggested we start pouring our money into unicorn dust R&D, I’m sure there would be at least [...]

Posted at 11:01 am on June 1, 2011 | 2 comments | Filed Under: Azerbaijan | Tagged: , , , , | read on

Azerbaijan.

What does it mean to be Azerbaijani?  A mere 8 million of the 40 million people of ethnic Azeri origin reside within the borders that bear the name.  The remaining 30 million are throughout the Diaspora.  This isn’t uncommon in the world as Jews, Gypsies and even Armenians represent, but it is different for Azerbaijan. [...]

Posted at 3:12 pm on May 23, 2011 | 1 comment | Filed Under: Azerbaijan | Tagged: , | read on

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I am an American living in Azerbaijan.  This blog is intended to illustrate not only my experiences here, but also what it means to be a young aid worker, the trials and tribulations, the cultural exchange, the gradual slip from idealism to realism or vice versa.  Thanks for reading.


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