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90 Day Uzbek Challenge – Week 3

This week I finished week 3 of my 90 Day Challenge for learning Uzbek. I started using a couple of other resources, but Glossika is still my main tool. Have a look at how it went.

90 Day Uzbek Challenge – Week 1

I finished Week 1 of my 90 Day Uzbek Challenge using Glossika. In this weekly progress report I share about how it went, what I learned, and what I hope to do next.

Turkish Travel Phrases You Need to Know

This post may contain affiliate links, meaning if you purchase something using one of my links, I may get a commission, at no extra cost to you. Traveling in Turkey If you have ever thought of visiting Turkey for a vacation, here are some key Turkish travel phrases you need to know. Maybe you have…

I Finished Duolingo Turkish Before Moving to Turkey

*This post may contain affiliate links that will earn me some credit to use in the apps or extra income but at no extra cost to you. Back in 2021 we decided as a family to move to Istanbul Turkey as digital nomads. I had always wanted to learn a language but I never had…

1,000 Words

“A picture is worth a thousand words.” When I look through the photo reel on my phone, that thought comes to mind. There’s always a story to discover. Whether or not there is someone to actually tell the story, capturing it in a photo at least hints at it. I keep coming across interesting things…

Turkish Home Cooking

Before I moved to Turkey, I didn’t even know what Turkish food was. I knew about Mediterranean food (it was all Greek to me). My international food experience was mostly Mexican or Peruvian, and all kinds of Asian. Chinese, Japanese, Thai, Filipino, Vietnamese, and Indian. I had eaten some broadly Middle Eastern foods before like…

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I’m Mike

Welcome! I share about life as a digital nomad family living and traveling Along the Silk Road. I write about travel, especially in and around Turkey, and language learning.