Day 35: cranky old man mode
I'm currently having breakfast at кафе «То да сё». Overpriced, but close to the school with good wi-fi. I'm the only customer at this hour; Russians do not commonly go out for breakfast. You would think that with four waitrons on duty, one of them… more »
Kyrgyzstan becomes fifth member of Russia-backed economic bloc
KG is the last member of this block. For reasons I don't quite understand, Kazakhstan held up KG's becoming part of the union. I believe they cites border security reasons as the primary reason, which I heard interpreted the other day as meaning that… more »
Kyrgyzstan Joins Eurasian Union, Takes Leap Into the Dark
After months of stops and starts, Kyrgyzstan is finally becoming a full-fledged member of the Russian-led Eurasian Economic Union.
With that, the country has entered what boosters of the bloc hope will be a period of economic recovery. Everybody… more »
Birthday
Today was my birthday: I turned the double nickle. It's pretty tough on me to spend my birthday away from my family, although I have done it for six years now. I still get really sad.
So the saving grace of the day was an invitation by an American… more »
Saturday: the way to Talas
Saturday I hopped on the bus with our first year students and headed for a town called Talas, which is about 200 kilometers from Bishkek as the crow flies, but it turns into a six-hour drive. We headed westward from the city around noon. 90% of KG is… more »