Christina
No, I have no monkey, but the name is indicative of my current state of brain. After two weeks of insane researching and paper-writing, that song is about the only thing that is capable of remaining in my head and so it will just have to do for the time being.me_and_my_monkey
This is the only good picture I have on this computer, so it will also just have to do. Featured are myself and my roommate's dog, Jessa.
Currently (May 2007) I am a graduate student studying anthropology (ethnology) and conflict resolution and am about to go off on a grand adventure spanning three continents. A week in Canada, a week in England/France, two months in Kyrgyzstan (with side trips to Kazakhstan and possibly Tajikistan), a week and a half in Germany, a week in Canada, and then back to Colorado for year two of grad school. Stay posted for lots of pics! (that is if I can get online often enough...)
Travel Blog Posts
September 2nd 2007
Hi there all, Well, I do have some more pics, but nothing too different from what you've already seen. And I'm back in Canada visiting the friends and relatives, having a great time. Only a week and a day before I'm back at school in Denver though! I'm looking forward to getting back into the swing of things, start playing soccer again (though I did manage to play a bit on 3 continents this summer), etc etc etc. I'm glad you all liked the blog, and keep in touch! I'm still boycotting facebook, so e-mail remains the best way :) take care, Christina... read more
August 19th 2007
Yup, last night in Kyrgyzstan :) I'd add a few more pics, but the computers are acting up a bit. Just wanted to say that anyone in Canada who has recently moved and for whom I do not have a current phone number, please e-mail it to me! I'll be back from the 31st of August till September 7th, and I'd really like to see whoever I can. Must go finish packing etc, am looking forward to hitting Europe again and then getting back home!... read more
August 13th 2007
Hello! I got back from visiting Naryn yesterday, a lovely city nestled in the mountains in kind of the middle of the country. The weather was refreshing and cool, such a change from Bishkek, where I was completely unable to sleep last week because it was just SO HOT! But now that I'm back, for some reason, the weather smells like fall and there's a bit of a breeze, for which I am incredibly grateful. Anyways, to start. The first picture is of the Museum of Fine Arts, a very interesting building filled with a lot of wonderful modern art, but whose presentation could maybe use a little work. The labels are just computer-typed cut-outs taped to the wall or to the frame, and unfortunately no pictures are allowed at all :( Ah well, I enjoyed ... read more
August 8th 2007
Ok, so it wasn't actually a lot of work to put Humpty-Dumpty back together again. :)... read more
August 7th 2007
Just noticed that they have lost all my previous entries... bit of a pain. And I don't really have the time to redo them, so I hope everyone saw them and has at least an idea of what I'm doing... Ah well, I still have all my pics, so no prob :)... read more
August 7th 2007
Hello everyone :) Hope all is well. I have now exactly 2 weeks until I fly out (less, if we're counting hours) and am really looking forward to it. So. I had a great time last week, and the first picture shows a fantastic honeydew melon being held by a friend of mine, Ainura. To be perfectly honest, I don't love honeydew. It isn't bad, but I'd rather have cantaloupe. NOT HERE!!! These things are amazing - so sweet and you can really taste the honey if you get a good one, and honeydew will never taste the same again. Sorry, but it really deserved an ovation. Next, you have me getting real home remedies a la Kyrgyz. I had a pretty bad cold after getting back from Issyk Kul, and Nazgul and Damira (in the ... read more
July 30th 2007
Ok, so I'm not actually in Issyk Kul, but it is the only place in Kyrgyzstan that the Travelblog lists, I felt like I should list it as where I am at least once. And I was there for 9 days and I would have added to the blog had I not been in the least frequented area of Issyk Kul, the very small town of Tamchy. It was probably chosen as the place for the American School camp because it is much cheaper than any other town on the lake. It's beautiful! It's somewhere over 6000 feet above sea level and surrounded by mountains. Unfortunately I didn't get out and about very much. I was teaching English at the camp for two hours every morning, and then spent time at the beach or watching a ... read more
July 16th 2007
And another week... Very busy, as usual, and in general a good week. I met with more women from more NGOs and now have a huge list of people to call. I'm getting tons of information, but feel like I have no clue what I'll do with it all! Ah well, I guess I'll figure it out back in Colorado... So. The first few pics are from a party that one of my Russian students, Tanya, invited me to. It's the first time I've been in a Russian home (having only really met Kyrgyz people), and it was very different. The pictures are from a small arbor-type place in the (side?) yard, and they, like the Kyrgyz, have a lot of gardens. The house has storeys, which is something I haven't seen in Kyrgyz houses. ... read more
July 2nd 2007
On Saturday Nazgul, myself and Azamat, Nazgul's brother-in-law's brother, spent the afternoon walking around Ala Archa National Park. It's lovely, not that far from Bishkek, and a favourite place for tourists (saw lots of climbers and other foreigners) and Kyrgyz and Russian families wanting to escape the heat. It was absolutely gorgeous, and if all of my weekends let me go to places like this, I will pretty much only live for weekends. So here are some of the pics :) ... read more
July 2nd 2007
Hello everyone! Happy belated Canada Day to all and happy early Fourth of July to sundry :) I did nothing for Canada Day, which is very sad, but I did tell everyone I know that it was Canada's national day and made their lives that much better for the information. So, I have been here a week and a half. The culture shock is finally finished with (no crazy emotional roller coasters at the moment), although I still miss home etc. But I am now able to generally find my way around the city and am enjoying the food and all the new experiences, so that's good. I'm going to do 2 posts today because I have lots of pictures, and because Ala Archa National Park really deserves its own post. So, to catch up. I ... read more
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