Today at the office I suddenly remembered that my passport was in the backpack that was stolen Monday morn. Twelve seconds of sheer panic set in. I quickly headed to the website for ASU's passport reception office, gave them a call. They said there is still time for an expedited delivery of a new passport. I downloaded the necessary DS-11 and DS-64 forms. Filled them out. Shall submit them tomorrow.

I'm so bummed. I thought I was doing so well by getting my Kyrgyz visa in advance from the embassy, reading through their documentation, getting everything right the first time.

Anyway, I will have to adjust my travel plans. No problem, since I hadn't yet purchased my ticket. Still, it means I will not be able to arrive quite as early as I would like since I'll have to do a 60 day or less stay rather than a greater than 60-day stay.