Classes as usual. All seems well for the moment. Biggest current problem: the luggage of one of our students, Wynter, is stuck in Istanbul; it didn't make the hand-off from Delta to Turkish Airlines. Delta had required her to do a bag check at the… more »

I love the dark hours of my being. My mind deepens into them. There I can find, as in old letters, the days of my life, already lived, and held like a legend, and understood. Then the knowing comes: I can open to another life that's wide and… more »

Classes went smoothly today. In the afternoon the students were to meet with their language coaches at 2:00, but the majority of them did not realize this. Minor mess: I had assumed that the person who did most of the scheduling would inform the… more »

I am entirely delighted that Wynter's baggage has been delivered to her here in Bishkek. I'm quite pleased because it is only 28 hours since I sent my first e-mail to Turkish Airlines, which needed the paperwork I sent them in PDF form. It is about… more »

Yesterday Kyrgyzstan had its second reading of a bill that would effectively outlaw saying good things about gay relationships, and today in the US the Supreme Court effectively legalized gay marriage across all 50 states. Myself, I consider the US… more »