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OK, folks, my turn. Megan has not done anything since February, other than enter the one item that I sent her. Her reasoning: Kyrgyzstan and all of Central Asia are in such turmoil, why should I try to do anything from a distance? Good reasoning, too. Several of the PCVs who have been keeping blogs have been warned by Peace Corps, Washington, to use greater care in what they write. Peace Corps is not a political arm! At that point I headed back to the University. Norilya, a secretary, was watching th...
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Summer is coming to an end in Bishkek. The trees are dropping their leaves having gotten so stressed by lack of moisture. Temperatures are falling and the need to have a jacket in the morning and keeping the windows closed is more common than not. The very first American fast food joint in town; the rest are ripoffs of American brands. Not really viable for a PCV but it is nice to know that it is there. August 31 is Independence Day in Kyrgyzstan. No battles were fought; rather the Russians picked up...
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The first snowfall has occurred with about two inches falling. Posted by Megan Harkness-Madole at 2:44 PM. Charles has gotten his assignment in the English Department at Kyrgyz National University. He will be spending the next 5 days on site and with his new host family. Kyrgyz National University is where Charles did his practice teaching so he is all ready familiar with the site and the faculty. Posted by Megan Harkness-Madole at 8:10 PM. His classes had a ratio of 10 women to 1 man; this is because mo...
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The celebration of the Fourth of July will be held on the Sixth of July at the Deputy Chief of Mission's home. Hotdogs, hamburgers and Dixieland music will feature. Imagine a little slice of America transplanted for a couple of hours to the Other Side of The World. Posted by Megan Harkness-Madole at 11:01 PM. Charles Harkness spends two years as a peace corps volunteer in Kyrgyzstan. The Kyrgyz Embassy in Washington, DC. The Peace Corps in Kyrgyzstan. The Times of Central Asia.
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Yet another day of "getting ready." Megan helped with loading the Lexmark printer driver into the new laptop and setting up a hotmail account. We both worked at trying to change the aol account so that Megan is the primary, and then I will drop my account. Our experience is that it can't be done! Posted by Charles at 3:24 PM. I'm all packed, and have a new laptop. And it's still three weeks until I leave! Posted by Charles at 6:17 PM. Posted by Charles at 8:30 AM. Why am I doing this, anyway? 1 As a Quak...
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An Update from the Other Side of the World:. Charlie’s B&B, or rather Food and Floor, is remaining a popular stop off in Bishkek. During a normal week, Charles might see at least a couple of PCVs, most transiting for out of country vacations. And speaking of vacations, Charles just returned from a week-long vacation in Bangkok and other points in Thailand. Weather remains hot and dry with transient rain showers that dampen down the dust and relieve the heat for just a while. Charles has no idea how t...
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As Charles was healing from his fall, the long time Country Director, Joseph Curtain resigned effective immediately. A new CD has been appointed and here is his bio from the Peace Corps website. He arrives next week. Kyrgyz Republic Alex Boston. Snow has been falling with greater regularity in Kyrgyzstan than it has in the Twin Cities. In fact, Charles thinks that Bishkek looks like Twin Cities ought to look currently. Posted by Megan Harkness-Madole at 9:44 PM. The Kyrgyz Embassy in Washington, DC.
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A four months overdue Dispatch from the Other Side of the World. Charles has adopted a litter of kittens that live under the building across the street. Their mama is not too friendly but the kittens don’t know any better and let Charles feed them leftovers. He can’t bring one inside because a. PC really doesn’t want you to have pets because b. Charles will be leaving in a year and then where will the cat go? Charles was successfully disenfranchised by the State of Minnesota as were many other Central As...
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An Overdue Update from the Other Side of the World:. Most of the first week of May was holidays so vacation was the order of the day; May 1 was Labor Day, May 5 was Constitution Day and May 9 was Victory Day. Labor Day, while an official holiday was nothing of any consequence, the only interesting thing was the televised parade of military hardware held in Moscow. Charles’ plan for all of this free time? Charles may have finally found a religious niche in Bishkek. While he is probably the only Friend...
