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August 17, 2023 - chalkboard after an English lesson I observed from one of my colleagues. He did a great job!
August 16, 2023 - the family of one of my colleagues made fried chicken and fries for all of us for lunch. it was delicious, especially the fries
August 15, 2023 - 10 ruble bill from the USSR. One of my colleagues had it - I don’t remember where he said he got it from
August 14, 2023 - this little dude was nibbling on his acorn while hanging onto a tree with his back legs/claws. I have to say, I think squirrels are one of my favorite animals to photograph (not that I’m a professional 😆)
August 13, 2023 - today we discussed the legend of Burana Tower (Wikipedia) in Kyrgyz, and this is how one of my colleagues depicted it. You can read the legend on the linked Wikipedia page
August 12, 2023 - a cute house in Krasnaya Rechka village. My colleagues and I agreed that we’re all in love with the old style balcony on the second floor. It seems like a decent number of village houses in this area have them
August 11, 2023 - Also on yesterday’s adventure, while we were reading the plaque, a group arrived in a van. We thought they were tourists, but they were archaeologists from China. My colleague and I spoke to them with our limited Chinese, and they let us come with to this other nearby site
August 10, 2023 - went to a UNESCO designated place today of Buddhist building/monument remains which were once located along the Silk Road (it’s listed on this webpage)
August 4, 2023 - green apple slices sitting on a table outside at a coworker’s host family’s house. I assume they are going to be used in cooking, but not sure for what
July 31, 2023 - first day of my short teaching practicum! I had students work in groups and make this at the end of a lesson on ‘I like’/‘I don’t like’. Not a v productive production activity, but oh well. I’m biased, but I think it’s an interesting visual. Maybe w more time could’ve done more w it
July 30, 2023 - Was confused because I saw this guy from a distance so I could only see the black moving…was talking with someone at the time and couldn’t help but to turn away and say, “what IS that creature?” I don’t know exactly what it is or how it got there, but I hope it’s safe 😥
July 29, 2023 - There’s a phrase in Kyrgyz, Эл эмне дейт? (What will people say?) It encourages people to stick with societal expectations and community-approved actions. This cafe is called Эл эмне жейт which rhymes but means ‘what the people eat’. My sense of humor is so boring, I find this funny
July 28, 2023 - Kyrgyz grammar chart made by a past trainee/volunteer. There is a separate word for ‘if’ in Kyrgyz (эгерде), but it’s not always necessary to use. To show ‘if (someone) (verbs)’, you need to put a С between the verb stem and the possessive ending of the subject
July 27, 2023 - line of sinks out in the open in the entrance hall of the local school. I don’t know what the purpose of this is, maybe because appearances are important?
