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Eternal Home Kazakhstan (Documentary)
Just watched an interesting one hour video on Kazakhstan. Made me a bit homesick for the country. This independent documentary reminds me so much of the life in Kazakhstan. I was surprised to see not much has changed in the 7 years since I left...
Uong Bi, Vietnam
When we visited our client, Vietmindo, over a week ago, we stayed at a hotel in Uong Bi, a small quite mining town about 45-50 minutes from Halong Bay and Hai Phong. This town reminded so much of Karatau, Kazakhstan, my Peace Corps site. Uong Bi, w...
News from the Former Soviet Union
As many of you are aware, I lived in the Former Soviet Union for over two and a half years visiting the countries of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia and Uzbekistan. Thanks to Facebook, I still can keep in touch with my former students and friends fr...
Falcon Hunting from Kazakhstan
From English Russia. Falcon hunting is part of the Kazakh culture and traditions in Kazakhstan. Though I lived in Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan from 1997-1999, I have not been lucky enough to see any actual falcon hunting. Maybe in the future. See...
Turkish Airlines – Memories of Turkey
Turkish Airlines is another one of my favorite airlines. I flew with them several times since 1999. I would choose Turkish Airlines in a heart beat if they started offering flights straight to Saigon. Turkish hospitality is one of the best in...
Skies of Almaty, Kazakhstan
Here are some more beautiful pictures of Almaty, Kazakhstan. These pictures are taken of the sky around the city of Almaty. Southern Kazakhstan can get around 300 plus days of sun throughout the year. It makes for some beautiful scenery shots l...
Alikhan Tura and the Uyghur People
Recently there has been a lot of ethnic clashes between the Uyghurs and Han Chinese in the Xinjiang, China, putting this region in the news. Historically, the Uyghurs have resented China’s rule over their lands. The Han Chinese migration in...
I miss Almaty
Here is a great photoblog of the streets of Almaty, Kazakhstan, by neweurasia.net. It is hard to believe that I left Kazakhstan ten years ago. I miss Kazakhstan a lot, especially Almaty. Visit this site to see some beautiful photos of the Cit...
Bishkek, Krygyzstan’s, 131st Birthday
Yesterday was Bishkek, Kyrgzystan’s, 131st birthday since it’s founding by the Russians in 1878. I lived in Bishkek for four months when I worked with the American Councils for International Education in late 1999. Bishkek is a very int...
Yeni Hayatlar - STV (August, 2001)
I was going through my image folders from a backup I made nearly 4 years ago when I found some pictures I thought were lost. They sure brought back some memories. Back in the Summer of 2001, I was interviewed by a television crew from STV, one of t...
Barcamp Central Asia 2009
The first Barcamp Central Asia was held in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. I have a reporter friend back in Bishkek who attended this Barcamp. It was a success, roughly 300 people attended. They are now planning a second Barcamp Central Asia to be held in...
Kazakh Music
I always liked Kazakh music. I will have my student bring some CDs to Vietnam for me. Here are some seleted Kazakh videos at YouTube. You will be able to see a lot of the Kazakh culture in these music videos. Kazakhs are proud of their cultur...
Will I return to Kazakhstan?
It has been 9 years since I last visited Kazakhstan when I was working with Accels in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. A lot has changed since then. My youngest students have since graduated from their universities and now work as young business men and wome...
Missing Kazakhstan
Below is a picture of my former student, Daniyar, from Kazakhstan where I served as a Peace Corps Volunteer from 1997-1999. Looking at the picture of the mountain in the background makes me miss Kazakhstan. Kazakhstan is a very beautiful country....
