One thing that is different about Russian in Central Asia, which is not at all surprising, is that you get all sorts of Central Asian words mixed in. Let me give you two examples. In downtown Bishkek the roads are lined with trees. The trees make the… more »

Classes as usual. No great shakes, which is exactly what a group leader wants. One of our groups is off for a double-overnight excursion. I intended to go, but instead I'll be putting together some materials for our fourth-year instructors. Which is… more »

Chapter 3: I thought his description of projections was interesting, as well as the five stages one may go through with them. Chapter 4: He discusses complexes a bit, and ends up talking about how we have to own them. At this stage I'm thinking the… more »

Living in a hot city without air condition means you leave your windows open at night. This means sometimes you become quite aware when people are smoking outside. more »

This stunned me today. As of 2013 the average monthly per capita income in Bishkek is 15,300 soms ($255). If you average in the rest of the country, the average monthly income is 12,000 soms ($200). When I go to the bank machine here, I usually… more »