spice win

After weeks of searching for bottles of spices (and planning to ambush the Indian family in our building to figure out their secret stash), we found packets of curry (карри) and cinnamon (корица) in Beta Stores. Farrell already whipped up a fabulous curry for dinner, but I smell fresh cinnamon rolls in my future breakfasts.

demonstratsiya

A decent-sized protest formed outside of the parliamentary building (also next to AUCA) yesterday as Farrell and I walked to Russian class. We could see a large group of men waving red flags and we decided to inch forward and figure out what political party they represented. “Butun Kyrgyzstan, бутун кыргызстан” waved red flags with …

more election thoughts

Exciting times to be in Bishkek? Before delving into the wonderful world of basic statistics in my political research methods class this morning, the professor led a small discussion about yesterday’s elections. So far the results show that Ata-Jurt (Ата-журт), the party of former president Kurmanbek Bakiev, leads with the most votes. The class groaned …

Chilly weather

It’s unfortunately starting to get a bit too chilly to enjoy мороженое, ice cream, anymore. Luckily, the cooler mornings have finally forced Farrell and I to brave the marshrutkas, vans that travel only set routes for only 8 som (about 17 cents). Dislikes? Well, Bishkek traffic isn’t really all that regulated. There’s a constant fight …