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Wearer of Many Hats  
   

Wearer of Many Hats

I wore many hats that day: setter up of the grounds, representative from the U.S. Embassy, judge, director of the speech competition, not to mention wearer of the cool USA headband.
Successful Day in Gharm, Tajikistan

October 28th 2009
***The information provided in this travel blog are the views, ideas, and opinions of the author and not the U.S. State Department nor the English Language Fellow Program.*** Last Saturday I organized a speech competition for the English Access Microscholarship students in Gharm, Tajikistan. I thought I would still be teaching in Gharm at the time, but, as it turned out I could no longer live ... read more
Asia » Tajikistan

Tajikistani Flag The Tajik people came under Russian rule in the 1860s and 1870s, but Russia's hold on Central Asia weakened following the Revolution of 1917. Bolshevik control of the area was fiercely contested and not fully reestablished until 1925. Tajikistan beca... ... read more
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