Last night the internet was out for many hours. I thought it was a problem with O, the company that provides my internet service. Turns out a whole bunch of internet companies were simply non-connected. Curious. I wonder if the whole city was… more »

The other day I mentioned that a pharmacist here makes 8,000 soms a month. My cousin wondered how that related to the cost of living, which is quite a good question. The average cost of living here for a working age man is 5,800 soms. For a working… more »