Farrell and I spent Christmas weekend in Chon-Kemin again, this time in a different guesthouse located in a similarly quiet and small village next to the one we stayed in last year. The crowd was different and activities were (slightly) different. We still wandered around snow-covered mountains until sunset, I still gushed over all of …
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final resting yurts
During our Chon-Kemin Christmas weekend, we took a walk around the village and found a cemetery beyond the empty fields, just a bit of a hike up the hills. I would like to learn about the burial traditions of the Kyrgyz, how generations of nomadic life eventually leads to a sedentary existence in a permanent …
Christmas
Merry Christmas, world! How did you spend your holiday weekend? I know my dad attempted to make cinnamon rolls, but apparently didn’t achieve quite as pretty results as I did. Oh well, I’ll make some for you when I visit. In the spirit of “doing something” on Christmas, the Belgians organized a trip to Chon …