GREAT day for Gharm

All the students in the program participated and put effort into their speeches. Gharm is such an isolated place and, for being their first annual speech competition, they did a great job. They were happy to have to native English speakers as judges and received us warmly as their guests.

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

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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