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…
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…
