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The longer I’m in Bishkek, the less I write about it. It’s not that I no longer have things to say, but there’s a specific concern that takes over when it comes time to hit “publish”. People in Bishkek will read this. People in Bishkek will have opinions on it. Will I get a snide …
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Lately I’ve been tirelessly trudging through all the (mostly incoherent) words the internet has to offer on telecommunications in Central Asia. The project is in the final stretch and I’m looking forward to not reading about how unregulated Tajikistan seems and how hopelessly isolated Turkmenistan is. They have five TV channels there. FIVE. Imagine that …
Our big television debut on House Hunters International is tomorrow night, and the amount of press we’re getting for it is just really overwhelming! So I thought I’d write a bit of an introduction to my multitude of new fans! (just kidding) If you happen to have made it to this page after reading about …
Wading in the (freezing) cold waters of Issyk-Kul, climbing over a currently out-of-commission amusement park, photographing it all. It was pretty wonderful. Nothing enlightening today, just some more lovely beach photos.
On Nooruz (March 21), I had the opportunity to tag along with a group of friends to the Bishkek Hippodrome to watch a game of kokboru. (Quick playing instructions: two teams try to snatch a dead goat from the ground and transport it on horseback to their respective goal.) It was a complete assault on …
(Update, the blog is no longer active, but feel free to check out the archives!) Hello! My name is Kirstin. I’m 26, originally from Pennsylvania, currently living in Ghent, Belgium (since October 2013). Here’s a quick summary of how I got here. 2006: Graduated high school, moved to Washington, DC for university. 2007: Spent a …