Just in case you need a few more gift ideas for awesome people in your life, allow me to make a few suggestions from some of the coolest people I know. Restrepo Leather makes bags, belts, wallets and other leather accessories. The company was started by Robin and Jerry Tolochko, two good friends I knew …
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Support Kyrgyz design!
(Update: Yay! The crowdfunding campaign was successful! Keep an eye on Kancha’s website for more information on how to purchase your own felt gadget sleeve if you’re interested.) I am lucky to have made some amazing friends while I lived in Bishkek. One such friend is a German guy named Tobias Gerhard. When he first …
art studio visit
A few weekends ago, a friend and former coworker was visiting from Almaty and offered to show us her father’s art studio in Bishkek. Her father, Jyrgal Maturaimov, is a very talented painter. Farrell had seen some of her father’s paintings that she had posted on Facebook, and we had already decided that we need …
All I want for Christmas
I’m still pregnant. By my nerdy husband’s estimates, I’m nearly outside the range of normal gestation, so I’m getting pretty anxious to get this thing out. I mean, really? This kid is screwing itself over the closer its birthday gets to Christmas. Dear child, just know that if you had come out on time, you …