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Ala Archa National Park is our closest escape from Bishkek. Only about 25 miles from Bishkek, we can be there in just over half an hour from the house. And it is an incredible place. The photos from below are from two hikes I have taken up there. If I could, I’d be there every […]

We got our jeep and immediately had to get out of town and see a bit more of the country. The first weekend we were going to drive up to Ala Archa, a mountainous national park just 25 miles south of the city. However, as we were leaving town we were passed by a motorcycle. […]

Here are a few photos from around Bishkek. For starters, in Ala Too Square on Independence day, these kids were having a great time with the fountains.

I really enjoyed the Kok-boru. So much that when I put up the entry on it, I got carried away, I guess, putting up so many photos. And I entirely forgot the photos of spectators I shot. They are just as interesting, I think. Here they are:

Kok-boru is the national sport of Kyrgyzstan. On September 1, Independence Day for Kyrgyzstan, top diplomats were invited to watch the finals of the President’s Cup, the national championship. Here are some photos I got and a bit of explanation. For starters, maybe a bit of an explanation of the game. Here is what Wikipedia […]

We had a nice visit to Utah. We went up to Park City for a couple of days and got to spend some time with family.

We left Washington at the end of July and took the kids to Orlando — six Disney parks in six days. It was a lot of fun, even if it was pretty tiring. With so much to do and see, we didn’t get a lot of photos.

We were in Washington for most of June and July this year for training and consultations before coming out to Bishkek (where I am now, waiting for Aliciya and Tatyana to join me). We spent all our weekends together with William, Christina and Alexandra and had a great time. Here are a few pics from […]

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The Ambassador loves Basketball, so when the Harlem Globetrotters came to town, she had them to her residence for a reception. This is Skyscraper Alleyne, together with Tanya and I, and two friends from the embassy. At 7’2″ Skyscraper is the tallest player on the team. and standing next to Tanya, Skyscraper looks like he’s […]