Almost every day during my stay in Bel/Borbash village there was something to do after teaching at the school. As I mentioned earlier, Tamara and Sharif’s home was kind of a central meeting point for the local kids. They would…
The third day in Borbash/Bel village started off normally. Bolot ( host family’s son and youngest child) was finishing up his final year of high school and had exams on this day. He did not wake up for the morning…
I had brought 2 pairs of jeans with me on this trip which I did not really need. They added unwanted weight to my pack. I am by western standards a short person, so I can never find my size…
Myself and Gary, with Miraj’s help were to go into Nookat to look for and purchase board games, and other things for children’s activities. In this region, Osh (the 2nd largest city in Kyrgyzstan) provides most of the infrastructure to…
I woke up again around 700 AM and Balot, I and Gary headed out for the morning jog. Gary was in good shape and kept pace with Balot the whole time. I believe they ran 8 km (~5 miles). I…
Hello readers! Since we got into the village so late the night before, Kunsulu recommended we just rest (on Sunday) and not attend a planning session with some other volunteers. As I mentioned in the previous post, the morning meal…
I (my ego rather) had foolishly agreed to go jogging with Balot, the 17 year old son the next morning.
Myself and Gary were up well before 800 AM-anxious to get on the road the the long drive to Osh and eventually Borbash village (another 1 hour east of Osh). Adilet was 1.5 hours late in picking us up. We…
I arrived in Manas international airport sometime around 600 AM. the date was June 15th, 2019. I was able to find a volunteer opportunity through workaway.info just a few days before, and had pre-arranged an airport pickup. Getting someone to…
Hi readers! For those of you who know and have been following me, I just wanted to post a quick note. I was overwhelmed with visitors and activities in my first week in Kyrgyzstan. The experience at the Borbash youth…
