valerie
June 1, 2022 - small pillow which a bus driver used for holding change (the odd colored part in the bottom left corner is my finger ๐)
May 31, 2022 - MicroBlog Photo Challenge Day 31: unfortunate news. My electric kettle no longer has any endurance and doesn’t boil water any more. As someone who enjoys hot tea even in the summer, I am sad. There is a stove available, but an electric kettle is more convenient
May 29, 2022 - MicroBlog Photo Challenge Day 29: wipes, napkins and toilet paper packaging with lots of stripes
May 28, 2022 - MicroBlog Photo Challenge Day 28: something which looked like a small fair or market in a mall parking lot
May 27, 2022 - MicroBlog Photo Challenge Day 27: essay written by one of my students. His essays always make me laugh, though I sincerely hope he finds a more fulfilling hobby than playing computer games
May 26, 2022 - MicroBlog Photo Challenge Day 26: schedule which I drew on the board in our teacher’s room which ended up getting erased when our room began to be used for a one-on-one Russian lesson because there aren’t enough classrooms this month ๐
May 25, 2022 - MicroBlog Photo Challenge Day 25: According to Wikipedia, the Tian Shan mountain range covers at least 80% of Kyrgyzstan. Thus there are many mountain-themed things here. One example is the water brand creatively named Tien Shan, owned by the beverage company Shoro
May 24, 2022 - MicroBlog Photo Challenge Day 24: intricate design on my sheer curtains. The design doesn’t cover the whole curtain. Also, I have other curtains too which are not sheer
May 23, 2022 - MicroBlog Photo Challenge Day 23: bit plain but nutritious and delicious snack. From one of my students, a woman in her 60s who brings me a food item EVERY. DAY. (I have told her several times she doesn’t need to, but she said she likes to! )
May 22, 2022 - MicroBlog Photo Challenge Day 22: fabric pad on the sofa. It’s actually relatively heavy. I don’t know the name for it (if there is one, which I imagine there is). Either way, it’s very beautiful. The two sides have different patterns
May 19, 2022 - MicroBlog Photo Challenge Day 19: today’s tea has certainly felt like an indulgence given that I couldn’t have any yesterday morning due to a blood test. (Everything’s fine, it’s a silly visa thing.)
and dark chocolate!
May 18, 2022 - MicroBlog Photo Challenge Day 18: random picture of a funchoza (ััะฝัะตะทะฐ) salad I bought from the store
May 17, 2022 - MicroBlog Photo Challenge Day 17: hold on, it’s what you gotta do when you’re standing on a crowded bus or marshrutka
May 16, 2022 - MicroBlog Photo Challenge Day 16: time
clock in my office which I rarely look at (because I’m usually sitting at a table against the opposite wall). In fact, I just noticed it has kiwis on it
May 15, 2022 - MicroBlog Photo Challenge Day 15: clouds
picture from May 9th. Unfortunately one of my last few days in this living space. I am going to miss the view. Though maybe it will be for the best as hot, sunny days (more of which are coming) are brutal
May 13, 2022 - MicroBlog Photo Challenge Day 13: community (that’s a good word to describe pushing a trolleybus together, isn’t it?)
seen this past Wednesday, May 11
May 12, 2022 - MicroBlog Photo Challenge Day 12: only tranquility here where there is supposed to be a seller. ะัะปัะฝัั/Ashlan-fu is a famous, eastern Kyrgyz cold noodle dish of Dungan origin
May 11, 2022 - MicroBlog Photo Challenge Day 11: finally putting my sweaters (including a maroon one), coat and comforter in my suitcase to free up space in my wardrobe
May 10, 2022 - one complaint I often hear from my students about their country is that the roads are not maintained well (i’ve heard that this is said in Russia as well? is this a Slavic/post-Soviet phenomenon??). Anyways, here’s a particularly gnarly pothole in a parking lot
