: April 24, 2024 - today’s morning light as seen from a street in my village
: April 23, 2024 - I love this picture, so I’m posting it for dreamy. house of my host …
: April 22, 2024 - blossoms and a bee against a blue sky
: April 21, 2024 - It’s hard to pick one picture for mountain since I live around them and take …
: April 20, 2024 - small ice skating rink in Almaty in early January
: April 19, 2024 - when in Bishkek, I bought a ping pong set for my host sister’s birthday …
: April 18, 2024 - was in a bit of a bad mood when I returned to school yesterday after only being out …
: April 17, 2024 - transcendence - my host mom’s cooking. she made these things for Ait. I …
: April 16, 2024 - my best attempt at a non-human flâneur
: April 15, 2024 - small creature eating a small nut
: April 14, 2024 - cactus made by my best friend ❤️ I’ve seen cacti as houseplants here, but …
: April 13, 2024 - a page from a book called Developing Writing: Writing Skills Practice Book for EFL, …
: April 12, 2024 - this is a laminator sheet. problem is, there is no laminator at my school (and …
: April 11, 2024 - moody blue/gray sky picture from about a week ago
: April 10, 2024 - wasn’t sure what I would do for ‘train’, but then we happened to …
: April 9, 2024 - a handsome neighbor whose friends might be good crispy 😶
: April 8, 2024 - sign of prevention in the banya. from what I understand, it means that you …
: April 7, 2024 - people running a race in the park yesterday for World Health Day, which is today (is …
: April 6, 2024 - the weather yesterday afternoon was wild. first it was super windy and looked like …
: April 5, 2024 - serene - the calm after the storm
: April 4, 2024 - I just really wanted to post this picture, okay?! sorry that I currently live at a …
: April 3, 2024 - behind on my own prompt 😂 a page from the basically national Kyrgyz 5th grade …
: April 2, 2024 - flowers in the hallway at my school
: April 1, 2024 - toy. can’t remember if I posted this guy before. He’s technically an …
: March 31, 2024 - I helped the librarian fix her computer again. she asked, “what do you like? …
: March 30, 2024 - approached this ATM which was displaying this screen. it was not clear how much …
: March 29, 2024 - a lamb that was born before spring break. you can see the fresh paint on its head …
: March 28, 2024 - my ticket (is that what we call this kind of paper? I don’t remember..) from …
: March 27, 2024 - went out for brunch. this was after we had eaten the 2 tacos we ordered in addition …
: March 26, 2024 - the moon looked quite orange/red last night
: March 25, 2024 - today’s breakfast: блины (Russian pancakes) with сүмөлөк (pudding-like …
: March 24, 2024 - birds for sale in a pet store
: March 23, 2024 - remnants of the Nooruz celebration at Bishkek’s main square, Ala-Too Square
: March 22, 2024 - nature photo before I go to Bishkek for a few days. yesterday at sunset
: March 21, 2024 - thought this design on my tissue was a nice, cute touch. then I proceeded to …
: March 20, 2024 - school gym decorated for Nooruz. this was before student performances started
: March 19, 2024 - my host family got a new vacuum cleaner! I think I’ve never been so excited …
: March 18, 2024 - made a friend this past weekend
: March 17, 2024 - made sushi with another volunteer and JICA volunteers last night
: March 16, 2024 - garden/small park in the next village over where another volunteer lives
: March 15, 2024 - was not expecting to wake up to snow this morning
: March 14, 2024 - preschool in my village during the first weekend of the month when we had snow
: March 13, 2024 - it was cloudy and we got a tiny bit of snow today, and I thought the mountain view …
: March 12, 2024 - Ramadan calendar in Kyrgyz for the largest town in our region
: March 11, 2024 - classroom was in disarray because apparently new lights were installed in all …
: March 10, 2024 - flowers from my Kyrgyz teacher on International Women’s Day
: March 9, 2024 - I, uh, may have walked to the next volunteer’s village without telling my fam, …
: March 8, 2024 - Happy International Women’s Day! We have no school today, but here’s a …
: March 7, 2024 - International Women’s Day celebration since there is no school tomorrow. …
: March 6, 2024 - periodic table board in Kyrgyz which is sitting in the teacher’s room for some …
: March 5, 2024 - horses chilling in the dried-up canal in my village during my walk on Sunday
: March 4, 2024 - when even the rest of your family has no idea what is on their dinner plates, you …
: March 3, 2024 - back in my village and it snowed while I was gone. this is the most snow I’ve …
: March 2, 2024 - cafe in Bishkek
: March 1, 2024 - I feel like this is either the first or one of only a few times I’ve seen any …
: February 29, 2024 - KFC Kyrgyzstan has chosen an unfortunate product name, according to my American …
: February 28, 2024 - small cafe in Bishkek with good khachapuri. I took a picture of the cafe while …
: February 26, 2024 - the neighbor’s horse, which has an interesting black and white mane
: February 25, 2024 - a few weeks ago, I asked my sister what happened to the nozzle of the vacuum, …
: February 24, 2024 - old chemistry equipment at my school
: February 23, 2024 - today’s a holiday, so I stayed home for most of the day and finally got a …
: February 22, 2024 - saw this delightful bird picture in a book about Arslanbob that I read with my …
: February 21, 2024 - today is Mother Language Day, and this classroom had some quotes in Kyrgyz about …
: February 20, 2024 - fear me, I am dinosaur 🦖
: February 19, 2024 - I got to watch an open lesson today, and I took this picture as a reference for …
: February 18, 2024 - Valentine’s Day gift (there were 3 but now there are 0)
: February 17, 2024 - it FINALLY snowed in my village and region today! not a lot, but it was still …
: February 16, 2024 - this week was English week at school around Kyrgyzstan, so there were a lot of …
: February 15, 2024 - in the informatics lab in my school. I think the wall decoration is cute. …
: February 14, 2024 - my host mom made her own холодец (holodets) last night, and I walked into the …
: February 13, 2024 - closest mosque to my house. I often hear the call to prayer, especially in the …
: February 12, 2024 - met with a friend yesterday
: February 11, 2024 - cemetery closer to my host family’s house and mountains in the distance
: February 10, 2024 - another volunteer and I hosted a community English club at his school this …
: February 9, 2024 - today’s sunset
: February 8, 2024 - reading more Kyrgyz children’s books with my Kyrgyz teacher. took a picture …
: February 7, 2024 - I think it’s fair to say that this is a typical Kyrgyz dinner
: February 5, 2024 - SWOT analysis completed by teachers during a meeting today regarding our school …
: February 4, 2024 - moody sunset picture from last month
: February 3, 2024 - inside the Central State Museum of Kazakhstan when I was in Almaty a month ago. …
: February 2, 2024 - if it comes as any surprise, northern Kyrgyzstan in winter is neither the best …
: February 1, 2024 - construction on indoor toilets starting at my school (project was already planned …
: January 31, 2024 - chicken jump
: January 30, 2024 - in 9A’s classroom. I teach this class (but not here - in my English …
: January 29, 2024 - helped my host mom and sister fold buns yesterday. this was before they went in …
: January 28, 2024 - about a week-old lamb
: January 27, 2024 - went back to the iced-over lake that I skated on on New Year’s Eve, but …
: January 26, 2024 - чөбөгө, a kind of Kyrgyz spread made from sari mai (yellow butter) and kaimak …
: January 25, 2024 - thought my Kyrgyz teacher would have less to do after a regional academic …
: January 24, 2024 - today I learned what a feedbag is
: January 23, 2024 - there was an earthquake not too far away at 12:09 am this morning and the shaking …
: January 22, 2024 - yesterday my sister and her friend tried to bake a cake but it didn’t bake …
: January 21, 2024 - sauna room in a new banya in my village. apparently it opened last month
: January 19, 2024 - discarded cigarette pack on the ground outside our house. pretty sure it was my …
: January 18, 2024 - lunch break during a regional English speaking competition that I was a judge …
: January 17, 2024 - classroom left in disarray (not by me)
: January 16, 2024 - mural near Lighthouse Coffee in Karakol
: January 15, 2024 - back to work today, but no interesting pictures, so here’s one from our …
: January 14, 2024 - we were approached by Korean missionaries in a restaurant in Kochkor today who …
: January 13, 2024 - Issyk-Kul Lake shore near Karakol, Kyrgyzstan
: January 12, 2024 - Karakol, Kyrgyzstan
: January 11, 2024 - Christmas/New Year’s tree in Karakol
: January 10, 2024 - watched my host parents feed up today. it was actually my first time since they …
: January 9, 2024 - from today’s walk in my village
: January 8, 2024 - went to FixPrice hoping to find any flavor of dairy-free milk that was not …
: January 7, 2024 - how to fit 50 people on the road (in Russian and in Kyrgyz) Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
: January 6, 2024 - returning to Kyrgyzstan. at the Kazakh-Kyrgyz border but on the Kyrgyz side while …
: January 5, 2024 - Almaty, Kazakhstan
: January 4, 2024 - my boyfriend: “Almaty is better is Bishkek, I don’t smell any air …
: January 3, 2024 - one of my requests for this trip was to try Wendy’s. my spicy chicken …
: January 2, 2024 - this was our view outside of the bus for about 40 minutes. we were stopped on the …
: January 1, 2024 - from yesterday’s adventure - close-up of the frozen lake surface that my …
: December 31, 2023 - fun way to end the year by ice skating on a frozen reservoir/lake with my host …
: December 30, 2023 - trash day means seeing bags like this outside. I don’t know where the …
: December 29, 2023 - decorations in the school cafeteria for the teachers’ New Year’s …
: December 28, 2023 - Christmas gift from one of my coteachers. Apparently, she has a flower business. …
: December 27, 2023 - my host sister made me a Christmas tree?? it’s made of a garland and …
: December 26, 2023 - yesterday we had a couple of relaxed lessons during which our students made …
: December 25, 2023 - in Naryn region, driving back to Kochkor region
: December 24, 2023 - Christmas tree (or New Year’s tree, in Kyrgyzstan) in Naryn City
: December 23, 2023 - at a rest stop before arriving to Naryn City
: December 22, 2023 - sunset picture from last week
: December 21, 2023 - pigeons on a powerline
: December 20, 2023 - typical notebook that my students use at school
: December 19, 2023 - my family brought 3 foals(?) home over the weekend. my sister and cousin each …
: December 18, 2023 - why do I feel like I’ve never eaten fava beans in America? These are so …
: December 17, 2023 - in a Facebook group of language learners, one person recently shared a post …
: December 16, 2023 - the hospital in Kochkor decorated one of their trees for Christmas (don’t …
: December 15, 2023 - behind my school. a cemetery and mountains in the distance in the morning
: December 14, 2023 - sleepy (and probably cold) stray doggo on my way to school this morning
: December 13, 2023 - ice on the window INSIDE my classroom. coteacher said this window has one pane, …
: December 12, 2023 - today is the anniversary of Chingiz Aitmatov’s birthday, the most famous …
: December 11, 2023 - my host sister was playing a weird mobile game on Saturday evening that let her …
: December 10, 2023 - more sheep friends! apparently they will all be sold at some point 😥 but I love …
: December 9, 2023 - despite almost every other place in Kyrgyzstan getting snow overnight, it only …
: December 8, 2023 - tonight’s dinner - manti. filled with meat and potatoes, which is not my …
: December 7, 2023 - my family has been drinking a lot of bozo lately. it’s a fermented drink …
: December 6, 2023 - my host mom bought some Smart & Rich brand tea and hot chocolate today. She …
: December 5, 2023 - I bought this instrument in Bishkek which goes by various names in English but in …
: December 4, 2023 - picture from about a month ago of a bag of kurut that my Kyrgyz teacher gave me …
: December 3, 2023 - seen while shopping for a winter hat in Bishkek. Was not a fan of the different …
: December 2, 2023 - walked around the resort last night and found this event room unlocked
: December 1, 2023 - clear day to see the mountain next to our resort. you can see the wooden steps in …
: November 30, 2023 - climbed some steps that go up the side of a small mountain at our new hotel …
: November 29, 2023 - there was a small fire in our hotel, and our conference had to move to another …
: November 28, 2023 - staying at a hotel in Bishkek for a conference and noticed this on the ceiling …
: November 27, 2023 - made gulab jamun yesterday using mix that I brought from America (there were …
: November 26, 2023 - Georgian food. my first time eating the khachapuri at this restaurant
: November 25, 2023 - Swan Lake ballet
: November 24, 2023 - my local colleagues got together for a “Thanksgiving” lunch 🥺 we had …
: November 23, 2023 - happy Thanksgiving and happy first real snow from my village! (which is funny to …
: November 22, 2023 - host family’s cow eating at sunset
: November 21, 2023 - my host mom came to my room today and said, “витамины тебе” …
: November 20, 2023 - taken during fall break. my family made a kind of salsa that they called …
: November 19, 2023 - lahmacun that we ate in Kochkor yesterday. I have doubts about its authenticity …
: November 18, 2023 - morning in the park. Kochkor, Kyrgyzstan
: November 17, 2023 - I like to think my grammar is pretty good, but I was stumped on why we use the …
: November 16, 2023 - this plant was in my room when I first moved in, but I should not be trusted to …
: November 15, 2023 - mural near the entrance of a local colleague’s school in Kochkor
: November 14, 2023 - and his name is Jony Cena! “Cen” (seen, haha, get it? 🙃) at my …
: November 13, 2023 - mosque (maybe the central mosque?) in Naryn city
: November 12, 2023 - been slacking on taking pictures lately, so here’s another picture I took …
: November 11, 2023 - sunrise during the morning jog. thought I would upload this photo to make it …
: November 10, 2023 - my school recently painted the words ‘entrance’ and …
: November 9, 2023 - got a little snow in my village today!
: November 8, 2023 - a travel day usually means posting a nature picture. Just before crossing the …
: November 7, 2023 - my first time exploring Naryn city!
: November 6, 2023 - went for my first jog with my Kyrgyz teacher this morning! went to the sign of a …
: November 5, 2023 - mountains
: November 4, 2023 - my first Kyrgyz той (pronounced ‘toy’, basically a big Kyrgyz party …
: November 3, 2023 - the most social/friendliest of the sheep friends. but when I try to give her food …
: November 2, 2023 - yesterday’s sunset
: November 1, 2023 - my calf friend eating some hay
: October 31, 2023 - it rained, snowed for 5 minutes, then rained again
: October 30, 2023 - seen in Kochkor over the weekend. I’m sure that the cheese flavored corn …
: October 29, 2023 - finally tried Central Asia’s newest (at least Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan) …
: October 28, 2023 - I got so excited when I saw this truck transporting a camel in Kochkor 🐪 …
: October 27, 2023 - the sauna room in my neighbor’s banya. It was my second time using their …
: October 26, 2023 - ‘food craft’ exhibition at school in celebration of fall, because …
: October 24, 2023 - grandma had milk in a pot. was confused about what exactly it was. I thought she …
: October 23, 2023 - it was so windy when I walked home today, dust was flying everywhere
: October 22, 2023 - now we have cows!
: October 21, 2023 - pizza night! wasn’t a fan of the ingredients my sister used, but it’s …
: October 20, 2023 - one of the roads out of my village
: October 19, 2023 - you know winter is on its way when we’ve started using this heater at night
: October 18, 2023 - this evening’s sky
: October 17, 2023 - my host mom, who is not home, texted, “aren’t you cold at …
: October 16, 2023 - enjoying the warm sun during the day before temperatures go back down to near …
: October 15, 2023 - new additions to the family…well, I don’t know for how long. I call …
: October 14, 2023 - Kochkor bazaar
: October 13, 2023 - went to a little archaeological/historical museum in my village with my Kyrgyz …
: October 12, 2023 - fall colors
: October 11, 2023 - my Kyrgyz teacher brought this cute picture book to our lesson today. The title …
: October 10, 2023 - picked some potatoes with my host cousin. there are only a few students in class …
: October 9, 2023 - hay for horses
: October 8, 2023 - played Uno with my host siblings today
: October 7, 2023 - made buñuelos with my host sister today. not sure how much my host family likes …
: October 6, 2023 - a teacher that I don’t know gave me a bar of handmade soap as a gift for …
: October 5, 2023 - it’s no Tashkent plov, but a plate of fresh plov really hits the spot
: October 4, 2023 - my coteacher was late to class, so my 5th grade students decided to write on the …
: October 3, 2023 - Kochkor, Kyrgyzstan - road to Ormon Khan Park (new park that opened yesterday)
: October 2, 2023 - Crazy day. Taught only my first 2 out of 5 classes for the day to hear news that …
: October 1, 2023 - my sister tried to teach me a Kyrgyz variant of hopscotch, but wow it is really …
: September 30, 2023 - another Kyrgyz museum, another yurt. A true national treasure Kochkor, …
: September 29, 2023 - contrast, the sky view from the street a few days ago
: September 28, 2023 - The Peace Corps medical team here gave every volunteer in my cohort a …
: September 27, 2023 - saw this kitty on the way to school that I wanted to embrace, but it just …
: September 26, 2023 - my current beverage collection
: September 25, 2023 - a cow and some glare that we’re going to pretend can be classified as …
: September 24, 2023 - September 23 was Kyrgyz Language Day, so some students at my school organized a …
: September 23, 2023 - a day in the life, this morning’s mountain view
: September 22, 2023 - down the road after the hail storm on Monday
: September 21, 2023 - went on a picnic this past weekend with my host sister and her friends. A good …
: September 20, 2023 - I think I was a disruption at today’s goose meeting. I pass them almost …
: September 19, 2023 - projection going slightly off of the edge of the screen. in a classroom in my …
: September 18, 2023 - it started hailing on my way home from school, so that’s how I ended up …
: September 17, 2023 - went with my host sister to her friend’s house for a picnic and some …
: September 16, 2023 - oof!, aka, it was not a good idea to eat this pizza while my stomach was still …
: September 15, 2023 - red, the color of the peppers my host mom has drying out outside
: September 14, 2023 - statue of Turdakun Usubalievich Usubaliev who was born in Kochkor and worked as …
: September 13, 2023 - I have these glowing stars in my room because I am a child
: September 12, 2023 - might have unintentionally incited some panic in my students by giving them …
: September 11, 2023 - in retrospect, I’m pleased that I had half of this candy left to eat …
: September 10, 2023 - the water cycle at work today
: September 9, 2023 - sign in the Kyrgyz language with local emergency numbers. өрт кызматы - fire …
: September 8, 2023 - my family’s horses are back from yonder! ‘Yonder’ actually …
: September 7, 2023 - pretending that this picture taken at .5 zoom is a panorama shot since my actual …
: September 6, 2023 - my host sister makes blinchiki (Russian pancakes) well!
: September 5, 2023 - found it hard to believe my colleague when she first told me that my village is …
: September 4, 2023 - there’s some orange on this rug in my host family’s kitchen. sitting …
: September 3, 2023 - precious, probably the most wholesome graffiti I’ve ever seen. Kochkor, …
: September 2, 2023 - buildup of broken plastic frisbee shards from two different frisbees (one pink, …
: September 1, 2023 - grew up in cities so agriculture has mostly been an abstraction for me, but now …
: August 31, 2023 - weird cloud cover today, with white clouds over the mountains in the distance and …
: August 30, 2023 - my host family took me to a family friend’s house out in the country. My …
: August 29, 2023 - my 10 yr old host sister keeps making little crafts for me and it’s so …
: August 28, 2023 - my classroom! The school year starts on September 1st (Friday) but my main …
: August 27, 2023 - potato plants at another house in the village. apparently that’s the popular …
: August 26, 2023 - my 10 year old host sister and I burned a cake today 🤣 the oven temperature was …
: August 25, 2023 - I moved to Naryn oblast today as an official volunteer and will live here for 2 …
: August 24, 2023 - at Orto-Sai Bazaar. the sign reads ‘make keys’ in Kyrgyz (top) and in …
: August 23, 2023 - do you think we overpacked? (to be fair, the blue and red bags are medical bags …
: August 22, 2023 - view of southern Bishkek from the hotel we are in as we prep for swearing-in
: August 21, 2023 - pizzaaaaaaa
: August 20, 2023 - host mom of a colleague makes traditional Kyrgyz slippers. She made a pair for him …
: August 19, 2023 - got home late in the evening after watching Napoleon Dynamite with colleagues. …
: August 18, 2023 - view of Ala-Too Square, the National History Museum, and some of Bishkek from the …
: August 17, 2023 - chalkboard after an English lesson I observed from one of my colleagues. He did a …
: August 16, 2023 - the family of one of my colleagues made fried chicken and fries for all of us for …
: August 15, 2023 - 10 ruble bill from the USSR. One of my colleagues had it - I don’t remember …
: August 14, 2023 - this little dude was nibbling on his acorn while hanging onto a tree with his back …
: August 13, 2023 - today we discussed the legend of Burana Tower (Wikipedia) in Kyrgyz, and this is …
: August 12, 2023 - a cute house in Krasnaya Rechka village. My colleagues and I agreed that …
: August 11, 2023 - Also on yesterday’s adventure, while we were reading the plaque, a group …
: August 10, 2023 - went to a UNESCO designated place today of Buddhist building/monument remains …
: August 9, 2023 - street in Bishkek
: August 8, 2023 - in one of the classrooms where some of my colleagues teach during our practicum..
: August 7, 2023 - barely trying to hide that this is a Choco Pie knock-off
: August 6, 2023 - Kyrgyz cemetery
: August 5, 2023 - I don’t know what this bird is, but it looks so cool
: August 4, 2023 - green apple slices sitting on a table outside at a coworker’s host …
: August 3, 2023 - moon in the sky
: August 2, 2023 - cows walking down the road while I was on transport
: August 1, 2023 - entrance to the local school from inside
: July 31, 2023 - first day of my short teaching practicum! I had students work in groups and make …
: July 30, 2023 - Was confused because I saw this guy from a distance so I could only see the black …
: July 29, 2023 - There’s a phrase in Kyrgyz, Эл эмне дейт? (What will people say?) It …
: July 28, 2023 - Kyrgyz grammar chart made by a past trainee/volunteer. There is a separate word for …
: July 27, 2023 - line of sinks out in the open in the entrance hall of the local school. I …
: July 26, 2023 - crossing the road
: July 25, 2023 - raspberry jam
: July 24, 2023 - my host cousin showed me pictures he drew. They had stickers which looked exactly …
: July 23, 2023 - near Syn-Tash, Kyrgyzstan
: July 22, 2023 - in the middle of yurt set-up
: July 21, 2023 - love the scent of trash burning in the evening
: July 20, 2023 - fountain in front of ЦУМ, a shopping mall in Bishkek (picture taken this past …
: July 19, 2023 - Welcome to my host family’s banya! The stove on the right has hot water …
: July 18, 2023 - the clothes I have to wear for Culture Day on Saturday!
: July 17, 2023 - Victory Square, Bishkek
: July 16, 2023 - Dordoi Plaza shopping center in Bishkek
: July 15, 2023 - outhouse friends
: July 14, 2023 - lyrics (only the first and third verses) to a Kyrgyz song called Угузчу бир сөз that …
: July 13, 2023 - my cohort finally took a day trip to Bishkek to see the Peace Corps office here and …
: July 12, 2023 - my Kyrgyz teacher brought these delicious desserts to class called Amaretti. The …
: July 11, 2023 - in my village
: July 10, 2023 - went to a music teacher’s house to ask her to tune a couple of komuzes. She …
: July 9, 2023 - a fellow volunteer gave me this apple at our last training day together three days …
: July 8, 2023 - factory in my village which is undergoing renovation
: July 7, 2023 - we had homemade pizza, coca-cola and cake to celebrate my host brother’s …
: July 5, 2023 - Russian cemetery in my town
: July 4, 2023 - came home to this and was told that it was a grain used for feeding chickens and …
: July 3, 2023 - cucumbers from my host family’s garden
: July 2, 2023 - mountain view today from my PST village. was the clearest view of the mountains …
: July 1, 2023 - all the trainees in my village got together for a movie night but it didn’t …
: June 30, 2023 - my fellow trainees and my Kyrgyz teacher laughed at me today when I told them I …
: June 29, 2023 - I don’t remember the number, somewhere between 30 to 50 liters of kompot in …
: June 28, 2023 - Аит Маарек Болсун! (Happy Eid! in Kyrgyz) Just a small portion of a table in one of …
: June 27, 2023 - table set with fresh boorsok that my fellow trainees and Kyrgyz teacher made in …
: June 26, 2023 - helped my host mom make Быжы this evening, sausage made with sheep meat, rice, …
: June 25, 2023 - evening walk in the village
: June 24, 2023 - beshbarmak for lunch
: June 23, 2023 - learning and reviewing verbs in Kyrgyz
: June 22, 2023 - lagman for lunch
: June 21, 2023 - host family’s gate at night
: June 20, 2023 - cow eating leaves from a tree on my host family’s road
: June 19, 2023 - my host mom made cherry kompot today!
: June 18, 2023 - train going through Ivanovka Station
: June 17, 2023 - Training Host Family Matching Day! Met my interim host family and I’ll be …
: June 16, 2023 - mosque near our guesthouse
: June 15, 2023 - dining room of our guesthouse
: June 14, 2023 - evening walk
: June 13, 2023 - Chong Kemin River
: June 12, 2023 - back in one of my favorite countries. near Kemin, Kyrgyzstan
: June 11, 2023 - Philadelphia
: June 10, 2023 - coffee shop in Philadelphia
: June 8, 2023 - last San Antonio sunset for a while
: June 7, 2023 - tea cafe in San Antonio
: June 5, 2023 - The Alamo, San Antonio, Texas. It’s fun being a tourist in my own city
: June 4, 2023 - ominous rain clouds in San Antonio this afternoon
: June 3, 2023 - on the Greenway Trail, San Antonio
: June 2, 2023 - my friends and I made buñuelos chips today!
: June 1, 2023 - Enchanted Rock near Fredericksburg, Texas
: May 31, 2023 - I am finding myself just as intrigued by American supermarket products as I was in …
: May 30, 2023 - local Bass Pro shop had a nice-looking little Memorial Day display out front
: May 29, 2023 - on the way back to San Antonio
: May 28, 2023 - a black squirrel!!! the first one I’ve ever seen in my life! and interesting …
: May 27, 2023 - morning view of a train from the 10th Street Bridge
: May 26, 2023 - fountain in front of the Allegheny County Courthouse
: May 25, 2023 - sunset view of the Monongahela River from the 10th Street Bridge. Pittsburgh, …
: May 24, 2023 - 10th Street Bridge, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
: May 23, 2023 - above cloudy LA, flying to Pittsburgh
: May 22, 2023 - in front of the civic center in Long Beach, California
: May 21, 2023 - along the Catalina Trail, Rancho Palos Verdes, California
: May 20, 2023 - before landing at LAX
: May 19, 2023 - San Fernando Cathedral, San Antonio, Texas
: May 18, 2023 - The Pearl, San Antonio, Texas. District along the Riverwalk with a lot of restaurants …
: May 17, 2023 - Bexar County Courthouse, San Antonio, Texas. I easily recognize this building because …
: May 16, 2023 - pasta from Pasta Louise in Brooklyn
: May 15, 2023 - Brooklyn Central Public Library (didn’t go inside, though)
: May 14, 2023 - Prospect Park, Brooklyn (returned to Texas today, though…it was an extremely …
: May 13, 2023 - Brooklyn Botanic Garden
: May 12, 2023 - shortly before descending to JFK
: May 11, 2023 - sunset in San Antonio, Texas
: May 10, 2023 - Boerne, Texas
: May 8, 2023 - just another morning at the doctor. Hopefully this should be my last appointment for a …
: May 7, 2023 - I want to take some Girl Scout cookies back to Kyrgyzstan 🤣
: May 6, 2023 - I forgot how much I missed barbacoa
: May 5, 2023 - near El Campo, Texas
: May 4, 2023 - crawfish. this was after we had eaten most of them
: May 3, 2023 - near El Campo, Texas
: May 2, 2023 - the highlight of flying from Bishkek to Istanbul is seeing the Caucasus Mountains
: May 1, 2023 - well, was supposed to leave Bishkek today for America, but the flight to IST was …
: April 29, 2023 - at Dordoi Bazaar
: April 28, 2023 - fresh water dispenser in Bishkek
: April 27, 2023 - on the way back to Bishkek
: April 26, 2023 - today went on a nice walk past this village, Acha-Kaiyngdy, towards the mountains
: April 25, 2023 - shop on the way to Tash Rabat from At-Bashi
: April 23, 2023 - At-Bashi River
: April 22, 2023 - eating square noodles, beef, potatoes, and drinking beef bone broth while waiting …
: April 21, 2023 - mountain view from At-Bashy, Kyrgyzstan
: April 20, 2023 - on the way to southern Kyrgyzstan
: April 19, 2023 - in honor of my final Russian lesson, my Russian teacher (who is Kyrgyz) gifted me a …
: April 18, 2023 - Imam Sarahsi Central Mosque, Bishkek
: April 17, 2023 - пончики (donuts) from Daamduu, a fast food chain in Bishkek (and the name даамдуу …
: April 16, 2023 - statue of Mikhail Frunze in the rain
: April 15, 2023 - entrance of Bishkek’s railway station
: April 14, 2023 - Dmitry Kuklachev (Дмитрий Куклачев) advertisement seen in Bishkek. He (and his …
: April 13, 2023 - bought kulich today, an Eastern European bread eaten around Easter. It was my first …
: April 12, 2023 - Today is Cosmonautics Day, celebrated in Russia and some former USSR countries. …
: April 11, 2023 - President’s Residence; Almaty, Kazakhstan. Current reconstruction after a lot …
: April 10, 2023 - Central State Museum; Almaty, Kazakhstan (I’m back in Bishkek now though, my …
: April 9, 2023 - Ascension Cathedral; Almaty, Kazakhstan
: April 8, 2023 - metro station; Almaty, Kazakhstan
: April 7, 2023 - apparently this is an apartment building
: April 6, 2023 - the lilacs in Bishkek are blooming
: April 5, 2023 - bought a snack at the shop but the shopkeeper didn’t have enough change so she …
: April 3, 2023 - sign wishing ‘happy Nooruz’ in Kyrgyz on a building not far from Ala-Too …
: April 2, 2023 - apartment building corridor
: April 1, 2023 - just before the beginning of Ramadan I started seeing some papers in supermarkets …
: March 31, 2023 - friend helped me rent a bike last weekend so I could practice riding (I’m …
: March 30, 2023 - mirror in apartment
: March 29, 2023 - “grand elite” sliced bread (the label describes it as “wheat …
: March 28, 2023 - an offhand comment to a friend about microwave popcorn prompted this purchase. …
: March 27, 2023 - close-up of support in the elevator. was curious to know if Braille here differs …
: March 26, 2023 - instruments used for sumolok, a dessert made at Nowruz. One of my students invited …
: March 25, 2023 - went to try some Georgian food recently because a friend wanted to eat khinkali. …
: March 24, 2023 - food court (kind of, типа) outside of Bishkek’s Hippodrome where I went to …
: March 23, 2023 - had a chance on Tuesday (which was the Nowruz holiday) to watch көк бөрү (in …
: March 22, 2023 - insect I saw on the wall before class
: March 21, 2023 - tiny yet expensive Nutella containers (small hand for comparison)
: March 20, 2023 - succulent houseplants in a hair salon with a coffee shop inside
: March 19, 2023 - analog - magazine from 2020 at a clinic
: March 18, 2023 - closest recent thing I have to a portico, blurry picture in front of a restaurant
: March 17, 2023 - empty package of something I ate in the early morning before work - vareniki …
: March 16, 2023 - want to get on the road? Stop by your neighborhood driving school! (and pay your …
: March 15, 2023 - patience as she waits for customers (drink sellers on the road are a sign of …
: March 14, 2023 - the central heating turned off a few days ago, but there’s still pollution on …
: March 13, 2023 - a connection I never imagined I would see. Nutella with boorsok, Kyrgyz traditional …
: March 12, 2023 - shiny lights in a food court with a wall mural of a woman wearing an elechek in the …
: March 11, 2023 - does this car from a Kinder Surprise egg count as a gimcrack?
: March 10, 2023 - ritual walk to where I take Russian lessons
: March 9, 2023 - working together at a cafe
: March 8, 2023 - going out for a walk
: March 7, 2023 - got a whole lot of chocolate for the International Women’s Day holiday …
: March 6, 2023 - faulty engineering leading to uneven streets and sidewalks?
: March 5, 2023 - ornate tile in my friend’s apartment. only in this space
: March 4, 2023 - one of the parts of the zipper on my winter coat which I bought last year fell off …
: March 3, 2023 - solitude on a street at night
: March 2, 2023 - decent weather and a view of Vefa shopping center
: March 1, 2023 - windows on the first floor are often secured
: February 28, 2023 - hide wires in the walls? nah, too much work
: February 27, 2023 - what seems to be tuberculosis records on paper which are surprisingly accessible …
: February 26, 2023 - “Ikea” store in Bishkek (there’s no real Ikea branch here but …
: February 25, 2023 - glad to have found the Actual оптика (optika) instead of the Fake one
: February 24, 2023 - vaccination room, in Kyrgyz (эмдөө = vaccination; бөлмө = room) Was here for a …
: February 23, 2023 - weird to have been in Bishkek long enough to notice changes like these new buses …
: February 22, 2023 - can you tell that this was taken from an apartment building window?
: February 21, 2023 - unfortunately sick, but fortunately have support to go out and buy me medicine
: February 20, 2023 - what I understand to be the current Russian equivalent of Coca-Cola. Tastes like …
: February 19, 2023 - пастила боярышник ромбик, or ‘hawthorn fruit paste flavored …
: February 18, 2023 - takeaway borscht from a popular restaurant. This is only the second or third …
: February 17, 2023 - had to buy a new kettle and was reading the ‘English’ instructions …
: February 16, 2023 - my friend has been giving me Russian lessons from her friend’s office in a …
: February 15, 2023 - another friend that I met at the tiny zoo last week
: February 13, 2023 - one of my adult students has friends in America and recently received a package …
: February 12, 2023 - bought dragonfruit at the bazaar yesterday. I wouldn’t say dragonfruit is …
: February 11, 2023 - chuchuk (чучук, horse sausage) sign at a bazaar
: February 10, 2023 - Togolok Moldo Park around sunset
: February 9, 2023 - I love strange English on objects in foreign countries
: February 8, 2023 - went to a super small zoo but saw some pretty cute animals like this meerkat. …
: February 7, 2023 - nice mountain view from Bishkek today
: February 6, 2023 - no packing date 🙃
: February 5, 2023 - left a friend’s apartment today to find 5 buckets of water and cleaning …
: February 4, 2023 - Tess of the D’Urbevilles and Chingiz Aitmatov (red books on the shelf …
: February 3, 2023 - downhill view while skiing
: February 2, 2023 - picture in a park from the end of December
: February 1, 2023 - inside Papa John’s when I went about a month ago
: January 31, 2023 - sunrise in Bishkek
: January 30, 2023 - bought kimbap with shrimp to eat before my Russian lesson because I was quite …
: January 29, 2023 - I’ve probably shared a picture of this statue before, but I know I …
: January 28, 2023 - My first time skiing in Kyrgyzstan! I’ve only skiied one other time in my …
: January 27, 2023 - cat that lives at or near the Great Emptiness Museum
: January 26, 2023 - stocking up on winter photos before the season ends
: January 25, 2023 - I’ve recently discovered that I’m a fan of Ulker brand chocolate bars …
: January 24, 2023 - don’t know what kind of bird this is, but Hello
: January 23, 2023 - forgive my ignorance as I’m not a parent nor have I ever bought any baby …
: January 22, 2023 - there was a building with a fire on one of the upper floors that you could see …
: January 21, 2023 - first time I’ve ever seen a sign explaining how to use these produce …
: January 20, 2023 - um hey Santa, what’s going on there?
: January 19, 2023 - seasonal special sign announcing the availability of mulled wine at this coffee …
: January 18, 2023 - Bought pb with this American Olympic diver on it. Was wondering why he would …
: January 17, 2023 - there’s a new bubble tea shop near my school. The boba was pretty good, …
: January 16, 2023 - lost my hand cream & had to buy more with the cold. I like how this one …
: January 15, 2023 - finally went to The Great Emptiness Museum as suggested by @restlesslens. It was …
: January 14, 2023 - got a Dollar General bag when I went to Orto-Sai Bazaar yesterday??
: January 13, 2023 - Orto-Sai Bazaar on a very, very cold evening
: January 12, 2023 - old ferris wheel at Ata-Turk Park
: January 11, 2023 - cold snap in Central Asia. Taken this morning just before 8 am in Bishkek when it …
: January 10, 2023 - My students are so nice. One gave me a banana and yogurt today. Another baked …
: January 9, 2023 - at a cafe doing Russian homework before my lesson. I ordered a bottle of Coca-Cola …
: January 8, 2023 - my friend feeding a squirrel in Ata-Turk Park
: January 7, 2023 - snacks, tea and coffee at today’s teacher training course session
: January 6, 2023 - decently nice day at Ala-Too Square downtown 🙂
: January 5, 2023 - inside the Kyrgyz State Historical Museum, which wouldn’t be a complete …
: January 4, 2023 - fresh snow!
: January 3, 2023 - finally tried Papa John’s in Bishkek! It was fine, not amazing, not bad but …
: January 2, 2023 - interestingly progressive sign in Kyrgyz on public transport…Google …
: January 1, 2023 - sign wishing the residents in my building a happy new year
: December 31, 2022 - I know this looks unappetizing, but don’t be like me and judge it based on …
: December 30, 2022 - how nice of someone to add some holiday cheer to our building stairwell. just in …
: December 29, 2022 - got a haircut for the first time in a year and a half!!!
: December 28, 2022 - some holiday decorations on public transport
: December 27, 2022 - partly frozen Ala-Archa River flowing into Bishkek with mountains in the …
: December 26, 2022 - the first Thai restaurant I’ve visited in Bishkek
: December 25, 2022 - seen in a supermarket, strange but didn’t think much of it. Come to find …
: December 24, 2022 - festive-looking snowman in front of a fancy-looking restaurant
: December 23, 2022 - hello from the dentist’s office. just a normal check-up. …
: December 22, 2022 - work holiday party at a karaoke place
: December 21, 2022 - ‘Online Chess’ lessons advertisement at a bus stop. “Fast. …
: December 20, 2022 - Christmas tree in front of a municipal building near my school
: December 19, 2022 - foggy (and probably polluted, too) day in Togolok Moldo Park
: December 18, 2022 - purple matcha drink in a cafe. spoke with a new friend who is attending the same …
: December 17, 2022 - so my friend told me there is a stray cat that hangs around her school …
: December 16, 2022 - coffee shop downtown
: December 15, 2022 - slight traffic accident 😬
: December 14, 2022 - handwritten Russian is still a mystery to me. Was surprised to get a few words, …
: December 13, 2022 - a 12 year-old student gave me two small heart-shaped pancakes today. I asked …
: December 12, 2022 - bought this Kyrgyz-Russian-English dictionary about a month ago. I’ve …
: December 11, 2022 - god i love the limited visibility in winter it’s so charming (ft. stray …
: December 10, 2022 - apparently there was an international/diplomatic summit and Putin is in town. So …
: December 9, 2022 - box of sugar cubes ак = white in Kyrgyz; кант = sugar in Kyrgyz
: December 8, 2022 - dirty bus floor after some snow
: December 7, 2022 - eye doctor visit! (that’s my bag in the picture, had no idea where to put …
: December 6, 2022 - have not tried these yet, but came across them at the store for the first time …
: December 5, 2022 - unhealthy air morning (and day)
: December 3, 2022 - detail on a Russian Orthodox church in the northern part of the city
: December 2, 2022 - the most talented streetlamp I know
: December 1, 2022 - snow on the street corner
: November 30, 2022 - not just fog, but also winter death air. yuck. the opposite of safety, which can …
: November 29, 2022 - honestly got no idea why the fish is packaged like this (apparently a kind of …
: November 28, 2022 - a trend I’ve noticed here is that people who live in apartment buildings …
: November 27, 2022 - gathered motivation to try this Kyrgyz fast food place (I know, motivation for …
: November 26, 2022 - made a commitment earlier this month to take a photo of the building where …
: November 25, 2022 - Russian lesson ritual disrupted a bit. Teacher arrived later than usual (but …
: November 24, 2022 - have to retain these adjective endings, but the rules don’t compute in my …
: November 23, 2022 - updated my vaccine record! got lost in the depressing-looking clinic, only had …
: November 22, 2022 - sunrise picture in the mountains from last year when I stayed overnight in a …
: November 21, 2022 - snow/ice pic from last Thursday morning (it snowed last Wednesday but it’s …
: November 20, 2022 - repeat topic - another picture from my August trip. Missing nature and the …
: November 19, 2022 - novels at the supermarket
: November 18, 2022 - ad at a bus stop with a picture of a car which therefore includes tires. (the …
: November 17, 2022 - barrelling down country highways and roads in Kyrgyzstan means being on alert …
: November 16, 2022 - Globus supermarket franchise soon to open about a minute walk from my …
: November 15, 2022 - from my locally purchased deodorant which contains aluminum zirconium …
: November 14, 2022 - some people leave out food for stray cats 🙂
: November 13, 2022 - personally don’t drive here myself, but still have to adjust to seeing …
: November 12, 2022 - I had a suspicion that I wouldn’t like these ketchup flavored …
: November 11, 2022 - the garlands being put on display close to toilet brushes was really off-putting …
: November 10, 2022 - I had no idea where Kyrgyz goverment ministers actually worked and found the …
: November 9, 2022 - yesterday the weather forecast showed that it was 90% certain about snow today …
: November 8, 2022 - consensus: funny or just me? I first read the name of the store …
: November 7, 2022 - insight into how marshrutka drivers store coins (ugh I had this post ready …
: November 6, 2022 - there’s an echo in my head telling me to take care of this..
: November 5, 2022 - was exempt from paying full price for this as it was on sale
: November 4, 2022 - admiration for my student who brings me something daily. She said this is a …
: November 3, 2022 - if I had had a license and car, I wouldn’t have had to wait at the bus stop …
: November 2, 2022 - a feast “for the lovely girls” (text in white to the left of the …
: November 1, 2022 - today’s exchange figures (yes I am aware that we don’t actually use …
: October 31, 2022 - small Halloween display in the lobby of the place where I take Russian lessons
: October 30, 2022 - inside the National Library of Kyrgyzstan
: October 29, 2022 - Gapar Aitiev National Museum of Fine Arts. Gorgeous paintings and cool crafts …
: October 28, 2022 - mural on a building in which you can see a woman wearing a traditional Kyrgyz …
: October 27, 2022 - a picture from my forest hike about two weeks ago
: October 26, 2022 - saw these outside of my neighbor’s door. wonder if they were making jam? or …
: October 25, 2022 - a drink called tarkhun, a green soda made of tarragon leaves which was …
: October 24, 2022 - statue of a manaschi (a reteller of the Kyrgyz epic Manas) named Sayakbai in …
: October 23, 2022 - advertisement. If my language skills are up to par, it talks about work abroad in …
: October 22, 2022 - free classical music performance by a cellist and pianist. There were so many …
: October 21, 2022 - shashlik restaurant near my apartment. Why are there tires on the ground? Not …
: October 20, 2022 - good morning
: October 19, 2022 - naan section at a supermarket (in the baskets on the metal display). …
: October 18, 2022 - typical keypad on the outside of apartment buildings used to get inside
: October 17, 2022 - Back for another day, at Togolok Moldo Park
: October 16, 2022 - Did this ramen taste better than most ramen I have had in Bishkek? Yes. Does that …
: October 15, 2022 - birch forest at Ala-Archa National Park in autumn I actually hiked here last …
: October 14, 2022 - took lots of pictures today, but wanted to opt for something a little more Kyrgyz …
: October 13, 2022 - picture of the table spread from the recent wedding I went to. In the back of the …
: October 12, 2022 - red fall trees, also on Tokombayev going towards Asanbai
: October 11, 2022 - Harry Potter Bertie Bott’s Every Flavor Beans. Even on sale these are still …
: October 10, 2022 - more fall trees
: October 9, 2022 - According to the Pledge wikipedia article, ‘In several countries, it is sold …
: October 8, 2022 - henna at an Afghan wedding
: October 7, 2022 - Dubai Fresh Fish. Never been to this restaurant, it just caught my eye. To be …
: October 6, 2022 - large airplane model(?) in front of what I believe is a military institute. I …
: October 5, 2022 - Hello, fall. Taken on Tokombayev Street going towards Asanbai District
: October 4, 2022 - I have sat here before, and I think I have even posted a photo that I took while …
: October 3, 2022 - statue commemorating a war in Batken?? Not exactly sure of the details, I might …
: October 2, 2022 - Oh darn, can’t smoke hookah on the bus!!! That was exactly what I wanted to …
: October 1, 2022 - photo exhibition and cultural event hosted by the Chinese Embassy in Kyrgyzstan …
: September 30, 2022 - what I assume was a small mosque in a village, but I don’t know for sure …
: September 29, 2022 - accessibility still has a ways to go (the regular stall on the right is …
: September 28, 2022 - another scenic picture from my August trip
: September 27, 2022 - someone didn’t need their toilet anymore 🙃
: September 26, 2022 - from a Uyghur Party I went to in August where there was traditional Uyghur …
: September 25, 2022 - restaurant outdoor seating
: September 24, 2022 - What exactly is being offered here? I get that it is ‘not fried …
: September 23, 2022 - weird sculpture thing in Asia Mall of a basket of KFC chicken and fries
: September 22, 2022 - all marshrutkas have a sign like this visible from the outside with the number …
: September 21, 2022 - it appears that someone in my building is having a party. Why is their …
: September 20, 2022 - inside a small burger cafe near my apartment. I think it’s funny that it …
: September 19, 2022 - north end of Togolok Moldo Park (this park is close to where I have Russian …
: September 18, 2022 - this cutie lives somewhere outside a supermarket that I sometimes go to. I know …
: September 17, 2022 - road not too far from my apartment where you can see the mountains. Was on my …
: September 16, 2022 - Asanbai district bazaar, just a short walk from where I live
: September 15, 2022 - blini (Russian pancakes) and a frappe at a cafe before my Russian lesson. …
: September 14, 2022 - another picture of the Naryn River in Jalal-Abad region from my August trip
: September 13, 2022 - Olive oil tends to be pricy as it’s imported from further away than other …
: September 12, 2022 - Togolok Moldo Park & Togolok Moldo bust from behind. He is on the 20 som …
: September 11, 2022 - guesthouse from my August trip at sunrise (Jalal-Abad region)
: September 10, 2022 - From my August trip. The sign on the right has a red car and a black car, which …
: September 9, 2022 - hotpot! My first time eating Chinese food in Bishkek. Surprisingly good, and the …
: September 8, 2022 - the director of our school finally got rid of these dinky armchairs which were …
: September 7, 2022 - returned to my apartment building to find a tiny, black kitten. I didn’t …
: September 6, 2022 - outdoor cafe rooftop (this was the cafe where I ate fried fish during my …
: September 5, 2022 - raspberry and mango lemonade in a cafe before my Russian lesson
: September 4, 2022 - wedding food! It was pretty good, though honestly was not a fan of the horse …
: September 3, 2022 - My former colleague (local person - although he is Uyghur, not Kyrgyz) invited …
: September 2, 2022 - “Coffee as sweet as falling in first love - always Let’s be …
: September 1, 2022 - satisfying my Indian food craving at an all-you-can-eat lunchtime Indian buffet
: August 31, 2022 - from my trip in mid-August. We stayed at a guesthouse and this was my view out the …
: August 30, 2022 - confused by this pack of tea. It appears to be from last winter. Also the tag …
: August 29, 2022 - gourmet macarons! One of my students had a birthday today, so we had a small …
: August 28, 2022 - another picture of Sary-Chelek Lake from a different location and a little later …
: August 27, 2022 - sellers on the street near Orto-Sai Bazaar. They usually have second-hand clothes …
: August 26, 2022 - yurt mural on a building in Bishkek with an actual small yurt set up next to it. …
: August 25, 2022 - traditional Kyrgyz dining seating that you can see in some restaurants, but I …
: August 24, 2022 - trying to make sense of “Water Drinks” Left: ‘water’ …
: August 23, 2022 - near-empty marshrutka (маршрутка, Google and others translate it to …
: August 22, 2022 - the entrance of Madina Bazaar, apparently the place to go if you want to buy …
: August 21, 2022 - on a wall in the center of Bishkek
: August 20, 2022 - went to a Uyghur event this evening where I drank traditional milk tea. It tasted …
: August 19, 2022 - hiking viewpoint of two lakes with Lake Sary-Chelek on the right. Even with a …
: August 18, 2022 - map of Sary-Chelek Nature Reserve and its 7 lakes (the largest lake is Sary-Chelek …
: August 17, 2022 - long story short, the electricity bill hadn’t been paid and we received this …
: August 16, 2022 - Naryn River, one of the longest in Kyrgyzstan (this picture of the Naryn River is …
: August 15, 2022 - got a tiny newspaper at my door. It has ads for supplements & vitamins and …
: August 14, 2022 - fried fish lunch at Toktogul Reservoir on the way back to Bishkek. My first time …
: August 13, 2022 - Lake Sary-Chelek in the Sary-Chelek Nature Reserve, Jalal-Abad (location). …
: August 12, 2022 - Toktogul Reservoir, Jalal-Abad region (Google Maps makes it look like it is in the …
: August 11, 2022 - outside my apartment building. I love the way the vines climb up
: August 10, 2022 - a medical center I pass on the way home from my Russian lessons with a sign in …
: August 9, 2022 - my students always recommend this confectionery called Kulikovsky, and decided I …
: August 8, 2022 - garden and sitting area outside of the building where I have Russian lessons. If …
: August 7, 2022 - have wondered how I would manage if an ATM ate my card and didn’t return it. …
: August 6, 2022 - Caucasus flatbread called lavash. Sold in supermarkets. This was the smallest one I …
: August 5, 2022 - not an actual picture, but this Kyrgyz song (YouTube link) is (or was recently) …
: August 4, 2022 - some American students studying Russian at my school got covid, and this is the …
: August 3, 2022 - interesting spider graffiti
: August 2, 2022 - a student brought me kvass today. I don’t go out of my way to get kvass, but …
: August 1, 2022 - sunset and view from my kitchen window
: July 31, 2022 - a school close to where I live
: July 30, 2022 - While cat sitting earlier this month, I accidentally left a notebook at my …
: July 29, 2022 - another picture of the reception area in the office where I have Russian lessons. …
: July 28, 2022 - a couple of cars on the left side of the picture had a fender bender or something …
: July 27, 2022 - I like this advertisement. (вкусная мебель = delicious furniture)
: July 26, 2022 - someone (presumably a student) lost/left their keys at school 😢
: July 25, 2022 - walking down the street from my apartment to the bus stop (you can see the Russian …
: July 24, 2022 - Simit, which is like a Turkish bagel. They are relatively easy to find and some …
: July 23, 2022 - I’m not a consumer of mohito (мохито) scented or flavored products (or actual …
: July 22, 2022 - I’ve been seeing more and more bike racks like this pop up around the city. …
: July 21, 2022 - one of my students has a son who studies in Moscow. He came home, brought this …
: July 20, 2022 - reception area inside the office of the business where I take Russian lessons (with …
: July 19, 2022 - marshrutka stopped for gas. Gas was 67.5 som/liter. 3.786 (rounded) liters in 1 …
: July 18, 2022 - small restaurant at Shamshy Gorge after hiking yesterday. We ate shorpo which was …
: July 17, 2022 - hiking again. this time at Shamshy Gorge (Ущелье Шамшы)
: July 16, 2022 - travel agency advertisement outside of a supermarket (according to the sign: agency …
: July 14, 2022 - verb conjugation practice
: July 13, 2022 - I’m a sucker for anything strawberry flavored and the space cow was also …
: July 12, 2022 - Catalpa or similar tree? There are many of them in the park close to where I take …
: July 11, 2022 - stray white kitty sleeping on some cardboard boxes (also I see 312 phone numbers on …
: July 10, 2022 - Does the hospital bed sign just designate hospitals in the vicinity? Wouldn’t …
: July 9, 2022 - I grew up with Pokemon, so I was really tempted to buy this discounted berry-flavored …
: July 8, 2022 - another picture from my hiking trip in mid-June
: July 7, 2022 - premade mampar soup which I bought at the store. I can’t seem to find a lot of …
: July 6, 2022 - lately I have been finding juice extremely satisfying. I bought this Kyrgyz …
: July 5, 2022 - another picture from hiking with my student and her family. This is a pistachio tree …
: July 4, 2022 - another picture from the lake trip I took in mid-June. This was a picture of the road …
: July 3, 2022 - second bag of food which I had received from my student. homemade bread and manti …
: July 2, 2022 - landscaping work at a school, specifically cutting down a tree
: July 1, 2022 - Fast food fix. This is the second time I’ve eaten KFC here. These are terminals …
: June 30, 2022 - macarons and beverages at a cafe with my friend who is teaching me Kyrgyz! I had a …
: June 29, 2022 - the other side of the view from hiking this past weekend - Bishkek in the distance
: June 28, 2022 - Alabai dog my student has. It is HUGE (look at the paws in the picture)! They said …
: June 27, 2022 - one of the three different bags of food I went home with yesterday because my …
: June 26, 2022 - one of my adult students who lives not too far outside Bishkek invited me to her …
: June 25, 2022 - bulgogi (or pulkogi / пулькоги as it was written in the menu) at a small Korean …
: June 24, 2022 - from Saturday’s (June 18th) trip which took us to two lakes. this was the …
: June 23, 2022 - strawberry flavored milk with “exotic” flavored muesli actually …
: June 22, 2022 - when bread and smetana (basically Slavic sour cream) is a satisfying snack??
: June 21, 2022 - kitchen window view
: June 20, 2022 - awesome! just as I begin cat-sitting in this region for 3 weeks in an apartment with …
: June 19, 2022 - and cat-sitting begins!
: June 18, 2022 - Sulutorskiye Ozora (Lake) / Сулуторские озёра by the Ashuu Mountain (Тоо Ашуу) Pass
: June 17, 2022 - pretty sunset
: June 15, 2022 - window propped open by an empty bottle in a stairwell
: June 14, 2022 - today’s mountain view from work
: June 13, 2022 - intense evening sky
: June 12, 2022 - trying to figure out which washer setting is the best for delicate clothes. p.s. I …
: June 11, 2022 - my roommate graduated!
: June 10, 2022 - thought this was a kinda cool looking old car even though I’m not a car …
: June 9, 2022 - when I look at this building, I always wonder how meetings with the architect(s) went …
: June 7, 2022 - after some googling this seems to be a sumac plant? Some of the flower …
: June 6, 2022 - thought this vehicle outside my apartment building looked a little …
: June 5, 2022 - menu at a recently opened bubble tea shop not too far from where I live. The boba and …
: June 4, 2022 - Sasha, NO CALL ME! and БУНКЕР (bunker?) graffiti
: June 3, 2022 - baklava at a Turkish cafe
: June 2, 2022 - cherries from one of my students (home-grown!)
: June 1, 2022 - small pillow which a bus driver used for holding change (the odd colored part in the …
: May 31, 2022 - MicroBlog Photo Challenge Day 31: unfortunate news. My electric kettle no longer has …
: May 30, 2022 - MicroBlog Photo Challenge Day 30: the closest thing I’ve eaten to fish recently
: May 29, 2022 - MicroBlog Photo Challenge Day 29: wipes, napkins and toilet paper packaging with lots …
: May 28, 2022 - MicroBlog Photo Challenge Day 28: something which looked like a small fair or market …
: May 27, 2022 - MicroBlog Photo Challenge Day 27: essay written by one of my students. His essays …
: May 26, 2022 - MicroBlog Photo Challenge Day 26: schedule which I drew on the board in our …
: May 25, 2022 - MicroBlog Photo Challenge Day 25: According to Wikipedia, the Tian Shan mountain …
: May 24, 2022 - MicroBlog Photo Challenge Day 24: intricate design on my sheer curtains. The design …
: May 23, 2022 - MicroBlog Photo Challenge Day 23: bit plain but nutritious and delicious snack. From …
: May 22, 2022 - MicroBlog Photo Challenge Day 22: fabric pad on the sofa. It’s actually …
: May 21, 2022 - MicroBlog Photo Challenge Day 21: symmetry in rainbows or something
: May 20, 2022 - MicroBlog Photo Challenge Day 20: beverage (tea) at a cafe about a week ago
: May 19, 2022 - MicroBlog Photo Challenge Day 19: today’s tea has certainly felt like an …
: May 18, 2022 - MicroBlog Photo Challenge Day 18: random picture of a funchoza (фунчеза) salad I …
: May 17, 2022 - MicroBlog Photo Challenge Day 17: hold on, it’s what you gotta do when …
: May 16, 2022 - MicroBlog Photo Challenge Day 16: time clock in my office which I rarely look at …
: May 15, 2022 - MicroBlog Photo Challenge Day 15: clouds picture from May 9th. Unfortunately one of …
: May 14, 2022 - MicroBlog Photo Challenge Day 14: elaborate fence outside of a mosque
: May 13, 2022 - MicroBlog Photo Challenge Day 13: community (that’s a good word to describe …
: May 12, 2022 - MicroBlog Photo Challenge Day 12: only tranquility here where there is supposed to be …
: May 11, 2022 - MicroBlog Photo Challenge Day 11: finally putting my sweaters (including a maroon …
: May 10, 2022 - one complaint I often hear from my students about their country is that the roads are …
: May 9, 2022 - MicroBlog Photo Challenge Day 9: bloom
: May 8, 2022 - MicroBlog Photo Challenge Day 8: billboard which references Victory Day (taking place …
: May 7, 2022 - MicroBlog Photo Challenge Day 7: Victory Park, Bishkek
: May 6, 2022 - MicroBlog Photo Challenge Day 6: (my) silhouette in my kitchen at night
: May 5, 2022 - MicroBlog Photo Challenge Day 5: The Globus (supermarket chain in Kyrgyzstan) logo has …
: May 4, 2022 - MicroBlog Photo Challenge Day 4: thorny
: May 3, 2022 - MicroBlog Photo Challenge Day 3: experimental in trying different body care items …
: May 2, 2022 - MicroBlog Photo Challenge Day 2: photo of a Windows XP Professional desktop in a …
: May 1, 2022 - MicroBlog Photo Challenge Day 1: button (switch) on a домофон (door phone) (the small …
: April 30, 2022 - pharmacy haul!! (tl;dr - been sick about a week now with mainly a sore throat and …
: April 29, 2022 - Hey, what are you drinking? Oh, don’t mind me, I’m just drinking an …
: April 28, 2022 - homemade jam from one of my students 😊
: April 27, 2022 - incoming storm
: April 26, 2022 - lemonade drink
: April 25, 2022 - vibrant sunset
: April 24, 2022 - lots of dates for sale in stores these days due to Ramadan, the Islamic month of …
: April 22, 2022 - saw this on a paper in our teacher’s office. I asked my (British) coworker …
: April 21, 2022 - the bin area where I discard my trash
: April 20, 2022 - why hello, little bug
: April 19, 2022 - hummus, a useful snack. To be fair, I think the word ‘useful’ comes …
: April 18, 2022 - a kind gesture pt. 3
: April 17, 2022 - a picture of last night’s dinner at Navat (a well-known restaurant chain in …
: April 16, 2022 - this? My friend ordered it at dinner together. She mentioned ‘baklava’, …
: April 15, 2022 - fancy karaoke club with colleagues (there were around 20 of us altogether, not …
: April 13, 2022 - a friend chillin’ on my leg
: April 12, 2022 - a kind gesture pt. 2
: April 11, 2022 - more signs of spring
: April 10, 2022 - I really wanted to try a ‘burger’ from a burger stand by a supermarket …
: April 9, 2022 - small house of mirrors
: April 8, 2022 - As of this month, my Russian lessons are officially in person!!
: April 7, 2022 - a nice gesture
: April 4, 2022 - sign of spring
: April 3, 2022 - no idea what the event was, but there were a lot of bikers out on the road this …
: April 2, 2022 - giraffe plushie
: April 1, 2022 - hard to show it because of the curvature of the can (and no, this is not an April …
: March 31, 2022 - ‘Household chemistry’ sounds to me like it should be the name of a love …
: March 29, 2022 - weather was super weird today. The temperature at around 1 pm was hot, high 50s F / …
: March 28, 2022 - I remember not long after I started working here, one of my coworkers mentioned a …
: March 27, 2022 - On March 18, I went to a Nawruz/diversity celebration at the American University of …
: March 26, 2022 - went a little crazy at the bazaar today and bought some things I didn’t …
: March 25, 2022 - another snow picture from yesterday
: March 24, 2022 - snow in the morning before it melted later in the day
: March 22, 2022 - scenery outside Ak-Jol Cafe on the way to Issyk-Kul (taken on Saturday, March 19)
: March 21, 2022 - Happy Nowruz! Nowruz has been a national holiday since Kyrgyzstan’s …
: March 20, 2022 - Lake Issyk-Kul (Ысык көл in Kyrgyz) near Balykchy (Балыкчы), Kyrgyzstan
: March 19, 2022 - Kok Moinok Canyons (Кок Мойнок in Russian, Көк Мойнок in Kyrgyz) near Balykchy …
: March 18, 2022 - American University of Central Asia (AUCA/АУЦА). Since Nowruz is on Monday (March …
: March 17, 2022 - paid for my March Russian lessons today. To pay, I take cash to a pay terminal (a …
: March 16, 2022 - Since I was busy today, I grabbed a premade lunch while doing grocery shopping so …
: March 15, 2022 - another day, another cake. It’s becoming a habit to eat a slice of cake …
: March 14, 2022 - a post dedicated to my keys 🙃 tl;dr - left my apartment keys in a taxi yesterday …
: March 13, 2022 - Burana Tower near Tokmok, Kyrgyzstan
: March 12, 2022 - couldn’t resist buying one of these as they’re currently on sale. The …
: March 11, 2022 - eating cake baked by эже in the столовая at work
: March 10, 2022 - come one, come all, grab a fish from the shelf
: March 9, 2022 - wow, I love name brend clothes!
: March 8, 2022 - low-effort lunch during my holiday: eggplant, rice and arugula (if not for this blog …
: March 7, 2022 - a flower from colleagues for International Women’s Day (March 8th)
: March 6, 2022 - the cutest little onions. Even though I have been understood in the past when trying …
: March 5, 2022 - transiting DXB
: February 3, 2022 - playing with shadows
: February 2, 2022 - recently finished this book. Found it to be a quick read with some useful …
: February 1, 2022 - a life philosophy I can get behind 😂
: January 31, 2022 - kitchen sink vibes or something
: January 30, 2022 - ramen to-go. It was good but not amazing. Maybe that’s what I get from …
: January 29, 2022 - close-up of a hat I received for Christmas (not handmade, at least by the gifter, …
: January 28, 2022 - tree outside my window
: January 27, 2022 - a salad I made for myself while I was preparing ingredients for another dish
: January 26, 2022 - concluding the ‘Half Price Books series’ with something I actually …
: January 25, 2022 - continuing the series of ‘things I found at Half Price’, here is a …
: January 24, 2022 - Today I learned that Chinese has a 4th tā! tā is a pronoun which means “he, …
: January 23, 2022 - I always imagine that if I created a place where viewers could “buy me a …
: January 20, 2022 - abstract or something
: January 19, 2022 - finished And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini, so next I read this book: …
: January 18, 2022 - hello there
: January 16, 2022 - vegetable calzone (takeout)
: January 15, 2022 - training?
: January 14, 2022 - obviously I know you’re supposed to mix the noodles into the broth…I …
: January 13, 2022 - reading And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini. I really enjoyed The Kite …
: January 12, 2022 - near Roanoke, Texas
: January 11, 2022 - Indian food takeout
: January 10, 2022 - San Antonio, Texas
: January 9, 2022 - berries on a plant in my parent’s yard. Based on a conversation with my dad, …
: January 6, 2022 - room pt. 2
: January 4, 2022 - wish I could have gotten a better picture of the plant, but it was hard since my …
: January 3, 2022 - San Antonio, Texas
: January 2, 2022 - I think people here would call this a ‘daddy longlegs’, but apparently …
: January 1, 2022 - Poinsettia. Not sure if this is common outside of Texas or the southern US …
: December 31, 2021 - my go-to Korean spot in San Antonio, Texas. Seoul Asian Market and Cafe
: December 30, 2021 - morning run. San Antonio, Texas
: December 29, 2021 - a break in the clouds. San Antonio, Texas
: December 28, 2021 - sunset in San Antonio, Texas
: December 27, 2021 - afternoon sky in Blessing, Texas
: December 26, 2021 - sunset near Midfield, Texas
: December 25, 2021 - a chalupa and menudo for Christmas lunch in Texas
: December 24, 2021 - the first avocado I bought and ate in Bishkek
: December 23, 2021 - Dordoi Plaza, a shopping mall in Bishkek
: December 22, 2021 - a couple of my students decorated the whiteboard
: December 21, 2021 - intersection in the afternoon
: December 20, 2021 - evening sky
: December 19, 2021 - wasn’t planning to buy much of anything at the bazaar, not in the least …
: December 18, 2021 - Christmas tree outside a shopping center/strip that I often walk by
: December 17, 2021 - Ala-Too Square in the distance where there is now also a Christmas tree
: December 16, 2021 - I guess this 9 year old student I have loves me. This is the second time …
: December 15, 2021 - decorative arch in Panfilov Park (Панфилов парк)
: December 14, 2021 - a church and a Coca-Cola advertisement with Kyrgyz and Russian
: December 13, 2021 - a social distance marker on an escalator (there was one on every other step on …
: December 12, 2021 - a bowl of plov that I bought from a bazaar 😊
: December 11, 2021 - Bishkek Park Mall lobby
: December 10, 2021 - I have been uploading a lot of pictures of things in shops lately because …
: December 9, 2021 - I don’t know what cracked me up more, the butt cracks on the avocadoes …
: December 8, 2021 - some french toast that I made! I bought bread for the first time since I’ve …
: December 7, 2021 - Christmas tree up at my school. Christmas decorations appeared in stores and …
: December 6, 2021 - possibly a questionable name, but pretty good chips! The only bad thing about …
: December 5, 2021 - people getting on a marshrutka (minibus)
: December 4, 2021 - Two months ago one of my students asked if I had tried oromo. I hadn’t and …
: December 3, 2021 - I really wanted to buy this hat, but in my opinion the shopkeeper was asking too …
: December 2, 2021 - found a channel that is like MTV and I have been noting or taking pictures of the …
: December 1, 2021 - seen in a supermarket called Народный. The sign says ‘diabetic …
: November 30, 2021 - bliny (блины), a kind of Russian pancake
: November 29, 2021 - Russian Orthodox church in southern Bishkek
: November 28, 2021 - bought from the bazaar. It’s a kind of tofu (called 腐竹, according to my …
: November 27, 2021 - 12th Microdistrict, Bishkek
: November 26, 2021 - welcome to Bishkek, one of the most polluted cities in Central Asia!
: November 25, 2021 - statue of Chingiz Aitmatov, one of the most well-known Kyrgyz authors
: November 24, 2021 - caught a kitty mid-sneeze with his friend lurking in the background
: November 23, 2021 - twilight
: November 22, 2021 - do you ever find yourself taking pictures of the same places to capture the …
: November 21, 2021 - a tea that gives me IQ by focusing and exciting me?
: November 20, 2021 - this snack says it is garlic flavored and with cheese sauce. I mistakenly …
: November 19, 2021 - a slightly blurry picture of relatively fresh snow
: November 18, 2021 - I’ve taken on a bit of an unusual job for a teacher at my …
: November 17, 2021 - a funny thing happened on the way from the bazaar I met this friend. He/She …
: November 15, 2021 - A MegaCom advertisement, one of the largest cellular service providers in …
: November 14, 2021 - some Argan Oil Balm for hair – “If regularly used, the balm slows …
: November 13, 2021 - I keep seeing/hearing this Kyrgyz word ‘үчүн’, and I saw it again at …
: November 12, 2021 - took a picture of this sign for a ‘кымызкана’. кымыз (kumis) is a …
: November 11, 2021 - it’s a little difficult to find Kyrgyz resources for English speakers
: November 10, 2021 - mosque in Issykata
: November 9, 2021 - bus was practically empty due to a holiday (I still had to work, though)
: November 8, 2021 - hot springs pool in Issykata (I was only in this town on Saturday, but I’m …
: November 7, 2021 - mountains near Issykata, Kyrgyzstan
: November 6, 2021 - waterfall near Issykata, Kyrgyzstan
: November 5, 2021 - I love walking around in this weather
: November 4, 2021 - it snowed (for real) last night!
: November 3, 2021 - took a picture of this sign because it includes the possessive grammar I’ve …
: November 1, 2021 - construction at my school
: October 31, 2021 - went to watch a ballet today! It was good, but the story was quite dark. This is …
: October 30, 2021 - Dom (дом) in Russian means ‘building’ or ‘house’, so I …
: October 29, 2021 - took a picture of the sidewalk while waiting for the bus
: October 28, 2021 - bought a pack of semolina at the store because it was on sale and found a recipe …
: October 27, 2021 - taken at an ATM I used. I was confused to see Turkish on the buttons. I …
: October 26, 2021 - pumpkins at the supermarket
: October 25, 2021 - squirrel at Ala-Archa Park, from yesterday’s trip
: October 24, 2021 - Ala-Archa National Park, Kyrgyzstan
: October 23, 2021 - more autumn leaves 😊
: October 22, 2021 - ad featuring Kyrgyz Olympic silver medalist Aisuluu Tynybekova. She is a wrestler
: October 21, 2021 - yellow leaves 😊
: October 20, 2021 - a persimmon that I bought without knowing what it was because to be honest …
: October 19, 2021 - one of my students drew a picture of me during class. I think it is a good sketch …
: October 18, 2021 - finally bought warmer boots!
: October 17, 2021 - from yesterday, on the hike to Kel-Kogur Lake
: October 16, 2021 - Kel-Kogur Lake, Kyrgyzstan
: October 15, 2021 - a plant. I think it might be a flower that looks slightly dead since winter is …
: October 14, 2021 - grabbed some pizza with a couple colleagues last night. I bought my own pizza, …
: October 13, 2021 - some food items for sale at Ortosai Bazaar. Of particular interest to me are the …
: October 12, 2021 - some change left on the desk in my classroom
: October 11, 2021 - I took a trolleybus home and thought I was going to miss it because I was …
: October 10, 2021 - am I the only one who thinks the sign on the left looks like “UFO abduction …
: October 9, 2021 - some board games in Russian
: October 8, 2021 - on the search for boots. I have not bought a pair yet
: October 7, 2021 - Tash Rabat shopping center
: October 6, 2021 - first snow of autumn!!
: October 5, 2021 - my classroom. full class today for Teachers Day! (the candies on my desk were a …
: October 4, 2021 - two student interpretations of a ‘carriage’ (the vocabulary words for …
: October 3, 2021 - couldn’t see the mountains very well today
: October 2, 2021 - yummy cake
: October 1, 2021 - the colleague that I ate lagman with earlier this week brought me some apples. She …
: September 30, 2021 - today was the last day of work for one of my colleagues, and he brought pizza …
: September 29, 2021 - lunch with another colleague today. I ordered off the ‘business …
: September 28, 2021 - throwback to the Kol-Tor hike
: September 27, 2021 - ate lagman (noodle dish) with a colleague for lunch at a place called …
: September 26, 2021 - a slightly better picture of Papa John’s
: September 25, 2021 - pomegranate juice that I bought from Orto-Sai Bazaar. I think there is little …
: September 24, 2021 - Globus, one of the largest supermarket chains in Bishkek
: September 23, 2021 - my Russian teacher invited me to go with her to a park where they have karaoke …
: September 22, 2021 - it makes me smile to see things that I recognize here, even if the prices make …
: September 21, 2021 - a picture from the trail to Kol Tor Lake. This trail reminded me of hiking in …
: September 20, 2021 - no interesting pictures from today, so here’s another picture of Kol Tor …
: September 19, 2021 - Kol Tor Lake, Kyrgyzstan
: September 18, 2021 - Baskin Robbins ice cream in the supermarket
: September 17, 2021 - taken at a rest stop in Issyk-Kul province during our trip to Bokonbaev
: September 16, 2021 - mountains in the distance from my school
: September 15, 2021 - it’s hard to see, but there’s a green building to the left of the …
: September 14, 2021 - the small cafeteria at my school. You can see the cook in the picture behind …
: September 13, 2021 - picture from last weekend when I stayed at a yurt camp with a few colleagues. …
: September 12, 2021 - inside the Kyrgyz National Philharmonic (Филармония). This is the building I …
: September 11, 2021 - agreed to meet a local friend for dinner at 8 but she ran late and didn’t …
: September 9, 2021 - different flavors of honey for sale outside of a mall
: September 8, 2021 - it’s true, but I think everyone here already knows this
: September 7, 2021 - (long distance) bus station in Bishkek. I didn’t know that there is more …
: September 6, 2021 - bumblebee on a shirt
: September 5, 2021 - spices at Osh Bazaar
: September 4, 2021 - stayed at a yurt camp with some colleagues outside of Bokonbayev, Issyk-Kul. …
: September 3, 2021 - south shore of Lake Issyk-Kul near Bokonbayev (Бөкөнбаев)
: September 2, 2021 - saw Dr. Pepper at a supermarket here in Bishkek?!
: September 1, 2021 - Bulochka (Булочка), a type of bun which has different possible fillings. I have …
: August 31, 2021 - Happy Independence Day! Today marks Kyrgyzstan’s 30th year of independence …
: August 30, 2021 - more berries!
: August 29, 2021 - Lip & Eye Remover: just in case you don’t want your lips or eyes anymore
: August 28, 2021 - new mural on the way to the track where I run (at least I’m pretty sure …
: August 27, 2021 - why does the US only have boring toothpaste flavors? I remember seeing green tea …
: August 26, 2021 - the billboard outside my window changed overnight. Kyrgyzstan’s Independence …
: August 25, 2021 - bought some strawberries today :)
: August 24, 2021 - walked by a store which sells products for pets and they had a parrot hanging out …
: August 23, 2021 - this is maybe my third or fourth time making this red cabbage recipe …
: August 22, 2021 - courtyard area of the school where I teach
: August 21, 2021 - Bishkek Railway Station
: August 20, 2021 - there’s a store near where I live called “Marshalls” which I …
: August 19, 2021 - Kyrgyz Opera and Ballet Theatre
: August 18, 2021 - went to a cafe by myself and managed to order a salad (and tea, not pictured) for …
: August 17, 2021 - taken in a public area/park facing south where the mountains are visible in the …
: August 16, 2021 - Always love seeing a familiar face at the supermarket. What’s good, Mr. …
: August 15, 2021 - I’m back in Bishkek, but here’s a picture of some mountains from …
: August 14, 2021 - north shore of Lake Issyk-Kul near Cholpon-Ata
: August 13, 2021 - cloudy and “rainy” here today. I say “rainy” because rainy …
: August 12, 2021 - Non-dairy milk options here are tasty but expensive, so I decided I needed to find …
: August 11, 2021 - a local teacher invited me to go on a walk with her, and then we had dinner …
: August 10, 2021 - Ataturk Park where there is a statue of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the founder of the …
: August 9, 2021 - seen from afar during my walk today—a bride in her wedding dress having pictures …
: August 8, 2021 - Kalpaks (колпак, a white traditional Kyrgyz hat for men) for sale in a supermarket
: August 7, 2021 - because is it really a post-Soviet city without a statue of Lenin?
: August 6, 2021 - when you go to a cafe because you think it will have better wi-fi than your …
: August 5, 2021 - outside the clinic where I had to take a health test for my work visa
: August 4, 2021 - park on the way to the track where I have been running
: August 3, 2021 - lady setting up a Shoro stand (Shoro is a Kyrgyz company which manufactures local …
: August 2, 2021 - Today’s lunch! There is a small cafeteria on the school grounds where an …
: August 1, 2021 - one of the classrooms at my school. The schedule originally had me in this …
: July 31, 2021 - went running this morning on an old track nearby! I feel that the picture …
: July 30, 2021 - went to a bookstore and saw some Stephen King (Стивен Кинг) books
: July 29, 2021 - saw this artwork painted on a fence while walking around Bishkek. I don’t know …
: July 28, 2021 - a package of qurut (курут) that I saw in a supermarket. I had this snack before …
: July 27, 2021 - A collection of local drinks produced by the Kyrgyz company Shoro (Шоро) (you can go …
: July 26, 2021 - walking around in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
: July 25, 2021 - before landing at IST
: July 24, 2021 - before landing at IAH
: July 6, 2021 - shortly after departing MSO
: July 5, 2021 - Skalkaho Falls near Hamilton, Montana
: July 4, 2021 - Daly Mansion near Hamilton, Montana
: July 3, 2021 - near Victor, Montana
: July 2, 2021 - Blodgett Overlook on the Blodgett Overlook Trail, near Hamilton, Montana
: July 1, 2021 - rainy day near Hamilton, Montana