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teaching English in a village in Kyrgyzstan as a volunteer!
last updated: january 19, 2025
📚 reading:
Train Gone, by Rebekah Mallory
Secondhand Time: The Last of the Soviets, by Svetlana Alexievich
Firefly Magic, by Lauren Sapala
🎵 songs on repeat:
Аярым – Кеңеш Тобу
idontwannabeyouanymore – Billie Eilish
Ser Ani /Սեր անի – Iveta Mukuchyan
Chamaig Dursaad / Чамайг дурсаад – Erka
🗣️ languages (self-assessed):
🇺🇸: native
🇨🇳 (mandarin): intermediate
🇷🇺: high beginner
🇰🇬: high beginner