Hello Everybody,
So I am safely in Kyrgyzstan. Everything is quite lovely thus far. We are staying at a hotel right now, but tonight I am to meet the host family that I will be living with for the next 11 weeks. I am quite excited.
The scenery here is ridiculously beautiful. It is very similar to the Alpine border towns. The mountains just dominate the landscape. The people have been very friendly thus far, but I really have only interacted with the staff and my fellow trainees, so really I don’t have much to report on the local’s front. The food is actually quite good. Meat is in every meal, but not nearly the massive quantities we use in the United States. It is nice. Rice, cabbage, vegetables, and fruits. I’m sure my host family will not be cooking as well as the hotel, but one never knows.
I have started my Kyrgyz lessons and am almost fluent. I can say hello, tell people my name, and count to ten. We are moving to our villages today. I would tell you where, but it is against the rules! Anyway, I hope everybody is doing ok. This all seems somewhat surreal thus far. I really don’t feel like I’m in a foreign country, but I guess I am. Be safe everybody!