Chris

First of all I need to explain that I work in international development abroad, currently in Uzbekistan. I never in my wildest dreams thought I would meet my future husband here!  Boris and I meet in September 2008 through a mutual friend who is also a musician like Boris. He spoke very little English, but really wanted to talk to me. We started seeing each other very casually - how could I be serious with a younger musician who doesn't even speak English? At first we went to a lot of concerts and our casual relationship progressively got more serious. We faced a lot of challenges as a couple, most of all the way other people judged us. Unfortunately, there are a lot of relationships here between rich,old foreign men and young, local girls (the men are often seen as taking advantage of the girls). Even though I was the foreigner, many people seemed to think Boris was using me to try to get money or something. Two years later, I am still waiting for him to ask me for anything. The language barrier hasn't really been a problem as Boris has learned English super fast and my Russian is getting better. Culturally, there hasn't really been any problems (he's Russian and I am Canadian) although he absolutely refuses to let me carry anything even remotely heavy (chivalry is not dead).  My contract in Uzbekistan is now finished. I am job searching and Boris and I will hopefully be leaving soon for new adventures in another country. I am so lucky to have found someone who is willing to follow my nomadic lifestyle wondering around the globe!