Wow, our last day of classes in Bishkek, and we are getting actual rain. I'm shocked. The cool air feels amazing. more »

This is the sixth summer in a row I've run 8-week programs from ASU. The previous five summers have been in Kazan. Kazan sometimes has giardia in the city water supply, so on occasion I myself or students have been treated with metronidazole to get… more »

The students have finished their last class and are now with their language coaches for the last time. Joy abounds. And as always I look at them and my overflows with affection for them. I do hope they keep in touch: I'm interested in what happens… more »

I meant to start my metronidazole treatment when I got to the aircraft so that I wouldn't be reinfecting myself with city water, but this morning Stalin's revenge hit with... well... a vengeance. I popped my first pill. Apparently I should keep myself… more »