Next month marks a year since I moved to Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan. This land is seemingly not well-known to most Koreans. I am ashamed to say that I did not know the name of the capital city before my husband was assigned to work in Uzbekistan. I will never forget the feeling I had while flying to this country for the first time. The scenes that took place on the flight bound for Tashkent were very new and completely overwhelmed me. Uzbekistan is a predominantly Muslim country where people faithfully follow the prayer routine at specific times. The flight time happened to coincide with prayer time, so numerous people knelt down to pray in the airplane aisle. I had never seen anything quite like this in my life. Admittedly, I felt frightened and intimidated, unsure whether moving to this country was the right choice for my family. It has been almost a year since we have relocated to Tashkent and I can say confidently that we have made a good choice because resettling here has brought new and valuable things to our lives, little by little, every day. Exploring new cultures is