Time to shake the dust off this old blog!
After many months of waiting, I finally got the word from the Peace Corps: On April 16, I'll be leaving for the Kyrgyz Republic! (aka Kyrgyzstan, aka K'stan, as my former prof/dear friend Gail Griffin has nicknamed it)
I am stoked beyond stoked, for many reasons. Including:
- The country is 95% mountains, and they look gorgeous. I'm bringing my hiking boots! http://www.kac.centralasia.kg/
- The national sport, Kökbörü, is "often compared to polo. Both games are played between people on horseback, both involve propelling an object toward a goal, and both get fairly rough. However, polo is played with a ball, and buzkashi is played with a headless goat carcass."
- The diet seems to be heavily comprised of meat-rice. This surely means I'll get a visit from Andrew Mickus, champion of meat-rice consumption.
....and many more. The bottom line is that I'm thrilled to know where I'm going, and start preparing for this crazy, tough adventure.
After many months of waiting, I finally got the word from the Peace Corps: On April 16, I'll be leaving for the Kyrgyz Republic! (aka Kyrgyzstan, aka K'stan, as my former prof/dear friend Gail Griffin has nicknamed it)
I am stoked beyond stoked, for many reasons. Including:
- The country is 95% mountains, and they look gorgeous. I'm bringing my hiking boots! http://www.kac.centralasia.kg/
- The national sport, Kökbörü, is "often compared to polo. Both games are played between people on horseback, both involve propelling an object toward a goal, and both get fairly rough. However, polo is played with a ball, and buzkashi is played with a headless goat carcass."
- The diet seems to be heavily comprised of meat-rice. This surely means I'll get a visit from Andrew Mickus, champion of meat-rice consumption.
....and many more. The bottom line is that I'm thrilled to know where I'm going, and start preparing for this crazy, tough adventure.
