By day eleven I mean day eleven if you only count weekdays since we have been here. Classes as usual. All seems calm there. One major annoyance today. I got a call from Lewis's family. He had vomited once Sunday night and again on Monday morning.… more »

Last night the internet was out for many hours. I thought it was a problem with O, the company that provides my internet service. Turns out a whole bunch of internet companies were simply non-connected. Curious. I wonder if the whole city was… more »

The other day I mentioned that a pharmacist here makes 8,000 soms a month. My cousin wondered how that related to the cost of living, which is quite a good question. The average cost of living here for a working age man is 5,800 soms. For a working… more »

Smooth day on the whole. It's a Wednesday, so classes don't meet. Students get together with their language coaches, and some had a cooking or crafts class. The crafts class strikes me as too childish. We'll eliminate that for next year. I don't… more »

Classes as usual today. I sat in on the fourth year class. I love those. I always learn something new. After the weekend we had six kids ill. Tuesday another one became ill, which makes seven. Lewis is mostly recovered, but I've asked him to… more »