Temporary Duty in Kyrgyz Republic. Gorgeous country. Two elections. Eclectic cafes & ethnic riots.
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Alatoo Mt. switchbacks, Kygyz Republic
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Suddenly, I’m no longer in
Turkmenistan. As surprising as it was to
find myself in that country where I’d never had intention or curiosity to go,
it’s even more surprising to find myself further off-track.
Career out of control
When I decided to do a late-in-life career change, from international
education to international development, I pictured myself teaching small
children and young mothers in a refugee camp in eastern Africa. Now, five years later, I find myself in
Kyrgyzstan, a poor, landlocked country with an amazing energy to become all
things modern and prosperous. The range
of snow-capped Tien Shen Mountains overlooks the bustling capital Bishkek, and
glaciers, high altitude lakes, and some of the world’s best treks beckon to us who
are living down in the valleys.
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Some days abroad are
great and glorious. Grab and write, else they
fade, blurring with ordinary days, lonely days, frustrating days, days
of diarrhea and bedbugs, or worst of all, days when one remembers home too
vividly. So let me capture yesterday. 
+Ala+Too+Mts+z+switchbacks+(OK).JPG "Alatoo mountain switchbacks in Kyrgyzstan")