June, 2024 Update
Jun. 26th, 2024 12:00 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
rworoHello All, I am posting this early because I am not sure how long the donation link will be available for my project. Please consider donating to help provide English textbooks to my students and books for the preschools in the village.
The highlight of the month was clearly the visit of my sons, Benjamin and Kevin! I have looked forward to their visit for months. We hiked, rode horses, visited my village, stayed in a yurt camp, met my host family and teaching counterpart. We stayed in hostels, or slept on the floor on a tushuk, as many Kyrgyz people sleep. They experienced Kyrgyz transportation, riding in marshutkas and shared taxis and enjoyed delicious homemade bread! They experienced the wonderful Kyrgyz hospitality. My counterpart gifted them each with a kalpak, the traditional Kyrgyz hat worn by men throughout the country. The visit was wonderful, but, too fast, of course.
On the day they left the country, I went on a hike to the Alamedin Gorge. (I didn't want to sit around and mope.) This was a pretty walk through meadows and valleys to a lovely waterfall. It is amazing that there are incredible natural areas within half an hour's drive from the capital.
I spent a week helping a fellow volunteer, Ada, with her summer camp in a nearby village. She is a natural teacher and gave me lots of ideas to use in my own summer camp in August.
The pace of life has definitely changed with the end of the school year. My project is a big focus. Please consider donating to help buy English textbooks for my students and preschoolers in my village. Here is the link to donate:
https://www.peacecorps.gov/donate/projects/pp-24-307-005/
The highlight of the month was clearly the visit of my sons, Benjamin and Kevin! I have looked forward to their visit for months. We hiked, rode horses, visited my village, stayed in a yurt camp, met my host family and teaching counterpart. We stayed in hostels, or slept on the floor on a tushuk, as many Kyrgyz people sleep. They experienced Kyrgyz transportation, riding in marshutkas and shared taxis and enjoyed delicious homemade bread! They experienced the wonderful Kyrgyz hospitality. My counterpart gifted them each with a kalpak, the traditional Kyrgyz hat worn by men throughout the country. The visit was wonderful, but, too fast, of course.
On the day they left the country, I went on a hike to the Alamedin Gorge. (I didn't want to sit around and mope.) This was a pretty walk through meadows and valleys to a lovely waterfall. It is amazing that there are incredible natural areas within half an hour's drive from the capital.
I spent a week helping a fellow volunteer, Ada, with her summer camp in a nearby village. She is a natural teacher and gave me lots of ideas to use in my own summer camp in August.
The pace of life has definitely changed with the end of the school year. My project is a big focus. Please consider donating to help buy English textbooks for my students and preschoolers in my village. Here is the link to donate:
https://www.peacecorps.gov/donate/projects/pp-24-307-005/
