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Sole Searching: Christmas with the Kazakhs; New Year's with the Dutch
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Travels, tribulations and worn out shoes. Christmas with the Kazakhs; New Year's with the Dutch. The top-shelf Russian vodka burns my throat as the sound of a substantial Russian man behind me barking the lyrics to “Sign” by Ace of Base burns my ears. Two women dance idly in the corner of the room while a man not older than 25 attempts to woo them with his amazingly arrhythmic dance moves. The initial signs of dancing begin to take shape on the dance floor. The night progresses oscillating between Russia...
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Sole Searching: April 2006
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Travels, tribulations and worn out shoes. Pilgrimage to tai shan. This account would not be complete without an example of the illogical nature of travel within china. tai shan is about 16 hours south of tongliao by train. to get on that train, however, emma and i had to take a bus 5 hours north of tongliao to get on a train to take us south. these little adventures are not at all uncommon and must be expected when traveling domestically in china. A tale of 3 countries (continued). It was truly an advent...
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Sole Searching: Parasites, Weddings and Tajik Lessons
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Travels, tribulations and worn out shoes. Parasites, Weddings and Tajik Lessons. Hayom, my Tajik teacher (far left); Aziza, his wife (far right); Rukshona, national staff (next to Aziza). You look happy and healthy with your new friends. I bet you wow them with your dance moves at the weddings! Cant believe that guy stole my dance moves. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). View my complete profile. Parasites, Weddings and Tajik Lessons. Istanbul: Gateway to the East. Confessions of a Humanitarian.
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Sole Searching: September 2010
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Travels, tribulations and worn out shoes. Parasites, Weddings and Tajik Lessons. Hayom, my Tajik teacher (far left); Aziza, his wife (far right); Rukshona, national staff (next to Aziza). After I arrived at the Mercy Corps guesthouse, I stumbled in the dark to my room, changed, and passed out. So ends my Dushanbe adventure and begins another further south . . . The People's Palace in Dushanbe. Somoni Monument in Dushanbe. A beautiful local mosque. My guesthouse for a few days. Interior of Aya Sophia.
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Sole Searching: Hungry China = Hungry Tajikistan?
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Travels, tribulations and worn out shoes. Hungry China = Hungry Tajikistan? A family shows food preserved using improved techniques. This is in addition to the massive hydroelectric project currently underway at Rogun Dam that is expected to help make Tajikistan a net energy exporter to countries like Pakistan and Afghanistan in the near future. And Rogun is not the only hydroelectric project planned for this glacier-rich country. Also, just this month, two new gold deposits were found in central and nor...
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Sole Searching: November 2010
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Travels, tribulations and worn out shoes. They yell as they run down the narrow unpaved street toward me with arms waving in the air. Skidding to a stop in front of me, the group of six boys proceed to ask for money, phones, cameras . . . and the ever-popular бутсы (soccer cleat). When I decline, the boys proceed to tell me, "чй? You are my friend! This exchange goes on for the the entire remaining walk to my office. The neighborhood boys posing with their new ball and jerseys. Draft QDDR Review: http:/ ...
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Sole Searching: Wishing for Barf for the Holidays
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Travels, tribulations and worn out shoes. Wishing for Barf for the Holidays. Барф (barf) means snow in Tajik, by the way. As I sit here in the relative luxury of Dushanbe, I realize that it's been quite a while since I last wrote a blog entry. I apologize; I know that you've been waiting with bated breath. Oh, and Happy Holidays to anyone who is still reading this. I miss you all! So many chickens . where's the turkey? Merry Christmas and a safe and happy new year Clay. The pics are really beautiful.
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Sole Searching: Dress for Success
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Travels, tribulations and worn out shoes. Sitting in a room with four other girls, Gulshan Chorieva holds up a dress that she and the other sewing students have been working on under guidance of the master seamstress. In the brightly lit room looking out over a small garden of colorful flowers and vegetables, typical of southwestern Tajikistan, three sewing machines and scraps of fabric are strewn about in the chaos of work and instruction. Keep the blog posts coming! You owe us a skype!
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Sole Searching: January 2011
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Travels, tribulations and worn out shoes. Hungry China = Hungry Tajikistan? A family shows food preserved using improved techniques. This is in addition to the massive hydroelectric project currently underway at Rogun Dam that is expected to help make Tajikistan a net energy exporter to countries like Pakistan and Afghanistan in the near future. And Rogun is not the only hydroelectric project planned for this glacier-rich country. Also, just this month, two new gold deposits were found in central and nor...
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Sole Searching: In a Pickle No More
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Travels, tribulations and worn out shoes. In a Pickle No More. Just a glimpse into some of the work we're doing here . . . In an effort to curb this trend, Mercy Corps has organized trainings, such as the one that Madieva attended, in many villages in this southern frontier of Tajikistan. These trainings aim to teach improved methods of food preservation to ensure lasting food security and diversity through the winter months. We westerners take much for granted. Important work you are doing Clay!
