Hannah LandersDec 10, 202417 min readA New National Dish, a Bearded Alexander, and a Tunnel of Death: Roadtripping Across TajikistanArtuch, Tajikistan Mary, another Uzbek Fellow, mentioned in passing that she was taking a trip to Tajikistan in June and asked if anyone...
Hannah LandersDec 7, 202415 min readGoats, Halwa, and Frankincense: A Trip Through OmanJanuary 2, 2024 After studying in Yemen in 2010, all I wanted was to return to the Arabian Peninsula. Yemen, for obvious reasons, is not...
Hannah LandersNov 3, 20244 min readAutumn, Taco Baked Potatoes, and Brian Jordan AlvarezAutumn My last blog took me weeks to complete just so I could see this website platform mark it as a five-minute read. I love history and...
Hannah LandersNov 2, 20245 min readAndijan, Pigeons, and the Mughal EmpireWhat many people don't know is that those of us with ADHD develop hyperfixations. This means my husband and I try to see who can talk the...
Hannah LandersOct 2, 20245 min readADHD and the Healing Power of PlovI don’t know why I wasn’t diagnosed with ADHD until I was in my 30s. Looking at my symptoms in conjunction with the number of...
Hannah LandersDec 24, 20235 min readABBA and Alexander: A Weekend in Termez, Part 2Sergei was born and raised in Termez. He took a class trip to the Buddhist cave monastery as a kid, just like all the students in...
Hannah LandersDec 18, 20233 min readABBA and Alexander: A Weekend in Termez, Part 1One word can be a miracle... "One word can be a miracle," was one of the last things Sergei said to us before he left us at the Termez...