Gur Emir Mausoleum

March 3rd 2005
I'm finally writing about my trip to Samarkand, three weeks later. I think that I've hesitated because the cities attraction, it's spectacular architecture, rich with history and legend, is hard to capture in a photograph, especially in the dead of winter when the grandiose domes are half covered with snow and the sky is grey and no sun is shining on the bright blue and green mosaic tiles. I tried ... read more

Asia » Uzbekistan

Russia conquered Uzbekistan in the late 19th century. Stiff resistance to the Red Army after World War I was eventually suppressed and a socialist republic set up in 1924. During the Soviet era, intensive production of "white gold" (cotton) and grain... ... read more

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Jen Hill

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Who am I. Well, I am a 25 year old female, from Frederick, Maryland, and have put in my notice at the design firm I've been working at since graduation. Why? Because I am about to embark on what is sure to be my biggest adventure yet. I have joined the Peace Corps and am going to be living as the locals do in Uzbekistan for the next two years. So really, who I am is a question I am trying to answer myself. So for now, Ill just let what I'm doing and where I'm going speak for me and maybe, if it is even important or really significant, I will let the world know exactly who I am, questionnaire s... full info

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