valerie
August 5, 2025 - monument at the edge of Kochkor near two gas stations. I find it ironic that there are benches here to sit on, but besides people at the gas stations, who is going to come here to sit? It’s a bit of a walk from the center of Kochkor, at least 30 minutes
August 4, 2025 - car for students learning how to drive. I see very few of these in Kyrgyzstan, especially on the road
in Kochkor
August 3, 2025 - friend’s host family’s house in Jalal-Abad with a compound-style layout of several buildings around an open courtyard (which you can’t see here, the courtyard is behind where I stood). Outside the gate, the building in the distance is her school - 2 min walk to work for her!
August 1, 2025 - bowling alley in Jalal-Abad! when we arrived, my friend and I were the only people there, so the worker let us connect a phone to their Bluetooth and play our own music 😁
July 31, 2025 - Ferris wheel at the amusement park in Arslanbob. My friend and I wanted to ride it, but it wasn’t on :( we were able to do bumper cars and another ride, though
July 30, 2025 - view of Jalal-Abad, Kyrgyzstan, from the Jalal-Abad sign (not pictured here, but I posted it a few days ago)
July 29, 2025 - Arslanbob is basically a village on a giant hill, which makes it a little tiring to walk around. There are a lot of cars like this there that people use to get around more easily. My friend and I rode one once from our guesthouse to the center before we left
July 28, 2025 - Arslanbob has a big waterfall and a small waterfall that tourists can visit. This is the small waterfall, which is closer to the village center, and easier for tourists without vehicles to get to
July 27, 2025 - Arslanbob, Kyrgyzstan. Famous for its large walnut forest, and the village’s primary industry
July 19, 2025 - for sale! This “child’s partner” could be yours! but I don’t remember the price..
maybe the actual doll looks better, but this box art creeps me out
July 17, 2025 - I knew these cookies were suspiciously cheap, but wow, they are bad!! They taste like paper 😧
July 16, 2025 - need to go to the outhouse but not able to (or don’t want to) squat? Get yourself a portable toilet seat!
(I don’t really know if anyone uses it other than my sister. I think my family had it out for guests, but sometimes it disappears)
July 15, 2025 - two and a half bottles of kumyz on the wall, two and a half bottles of kumyz..
(kumyz = fermented horse milk)
