Friday, June 6, 2008

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Community Based Tourism and My Newest Job As strange as it may seem, I actually work in the tourism industry here in Kyrgyzstan. My organiz...
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The Political Race

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I’ve avoided writing about the whole US political situation for several reasons. First of all, I don’t really know a whole lot about exactl...
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Summer: The anti-inspiration

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Though I know that summer does not officially start for a couple more weeks, things have taken on the tale tell signs of that glorious time ...
Tuesday, May 27, 2008

Buildin’ a Yurt

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The yurt is the traditional housing for the nomadic peoples of Central Asia. In ancient times, the Kyrgyz would move with their flocks f...

Bob Dylan won a freakin' Pulitzer!

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Judging from the fact that my only sponsor (and I use that word lightly) is Manas Petroleum, I assume that most of my readership is of the a...
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The End of English Classes...

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Some of you may know that Erin and I have been teaching English classes here in beautiful Kochkor for about six months now. I have to admi...

Introducing Dwight K. Schrute…

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I want to start off by thanking everyone who submitted names for our family’s newest member, the baby cow pictured below. The interest not...
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Wednesday, May 21, 2008

So, life is a bit busy

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Well, spring is here and life is busy in Kochkor. My family and I have been working hard to get all that winter malaise out of the house an...
Monday, May 19, 2008

Shirdaks!

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As most of you know, I work for a handicraft’s cooperative here in Kyrgyzstan which focuses primarily on the creation of shirdaks. I reali...
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Thursday, May 8, 2008

10 Month Update

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Hopefully, by the time I get this posted, I will have been in the ol’ Kyrgyz Republic for 10 months! Hard to imagine that it has almost be...
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Sunday, May 4, 2008

Issky Kul

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Lake Issyk Köl (“hot lake” in Kyrgyz) is considered to be the “pearl” of the Kyrgyz landscape. A salt water lake located in the country’s no...
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