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A Central Asian country of incredible natural beauty and proud nomadic traditions, Kyrgyzstan was annexed by Russia in 1864; it achieved independence from the Soviet Union in 1991. Nation-wide demonstrations in the spring of 2005 resulted in the oust... [read more]
A Central Asian country of incredible natural beauty and proud nomadic traditions, Kyrgyzstan was annexed by Russia in 1864; it achieved independence from the Soviet Union in 1991. Nation-wide demonstrations in the spring of 2005 resulted in the oust... [read more] Blog: Purgatory is freezing!
Date: December 30th 2010
I actually wrote this blog and had almost uploaded all the pictures right before we left Manas on Dec 30. It was in the process of uploading pics when I had to shut down the computer. When I got to Afghanistan, it took me a while to figure out the internet options here, and I didn't really have a way to get pictures onto my work computer in order to upload them. I've found a solution and am now ... read more
Date: December 30th 2010
I actually wrote this blog and had almost uploaded all the pictures right before we left Manas on Dec 30. It was in the process of uploading pics when I had to shut down the computer. When I got to Afghanistan, it took me a while to figure out the internet options here, and I didn't really have a way to get pictures onto my work computer in order to upload them. I've found a solution and am now ... read more
