Posts Tagged ‘ peace corps ’

Of Rice and Rams

March 10, 2010
Of Rice and Rams

My alarm clock goes off at five. It's been about four hours since I fell asleep. I’ve woken up to go to the early-morning festivities for a neighborhood circumcision ceremony which is locally and collectively referred to as one of several Uzbek “weddings”. I have been a Peace Corps Volunteer in a small provincial...
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Minarets and Pigeons

August 10, 2009
Minarets and Pigeons

I had been trying to see the interesting sites that get neglected when you actually live in a historical place. My most recent touristy visit was to a minaret in the nearby town of Shiforkan...
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A Mother’s Medicine

June 22, 2009
A Mother’s Medicine

Peace Corps volunteer Jett Thomason who gets ill while serving in Uzbekistan and depends on his host mom for a home remedy…
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