I just returned from Tashkent and had a good time. Do you know of any job oppurtunities for westerners over there?

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I read your post with some interest. I have accepted a job in Tashkent with a company contracting with the U.S. Embassy. I am 52 years old but in great health and have a wife and one child in college. I've read as many posts as I can find about living and working in Tashkent, and all of them are positive for the most part. However, due to the recent events in Russia; the plane bombings, the school massacre, the subway bombing, etc., do you still feel it is a safe assignment? The assignment is for twelve to eighteen months, and I would love to bring my wife over after I'm settled in. I'm a friendly person and enjoy socializing occasionally, but I'm not much for night life and clubs. I'd rather stay in and read! What is the general feeling among the expats living there? One item of note is the need for life insurance. I've discovered that if your not already covered by an older policy, you can forget purchasing more now if you are going to live and work overseas, unless you want to pay around $8k to $10k per year!

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Since your posting was back in '04, I do not know if you accepted the job in Tashkent. I joined my husband in Tashkent five months after he accepted a position. I had little to no problems with security. The occasional probelm we had was being stopped by the local police while driving, for customary payola. Once we idnetifited ourselves, they left us alone. The biggest headache for me was ureliable internet service and utilities, especially in winter months. Like any foreign country, learn key phrases in the local language, dont' trust strangers and know your surroundings. I enjoyed living inTahskent for nearly 2 years.

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I´m bein offered the chance to relocate to Tashkent and would really apreciate you comments related to life style in there.
-Western style housing is a possibility ?
-How expensive could it be ?
-What about schools and Hospital ?
-Can western women carry out a regular normal lige in Uzbekistan ?
-Given you were expats there expensive is cost of living, wothout housing, to carry out a "western life style" if it´s finally possible ?

I´ll aprecciate very much any comments / recommendations you might want to share about your experience living there.

We have a 6 years old boy and 2 years old daugther, we´re Colombians.

Thanks in adavance for your help.

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