The past month has been pretty uneventful in regards to the big important things but I have a lot of little updates. And since Those little things have now become my life, I will share them with you.
Work: I have finally settled in with my new counterpart, Aida. We work pretty well together, considering I have never sat and had tea with her or guested at her home. We don't really have a relationship outside of work, which is not really encouraged by Peace Corps, but it seems to be working for us. I'm just going to hope we get closer as we continue to work together. She is really busy, working with me and the secondary school, as well as the primary school. Plus she is a wife and mother and lives in a different village. So we just meet at school and work. She has been picking up my methodology of games and internation pretty quickly, which is lovely. And she's just a really nice lady all together.
Chinada still doesn't really need my help. Most of the time I feel like an assistant to her or a prop. I work less in her classes, which is far less fun. I have reduced my hours working with her by a lot. But all and all, this month has been pretty ok, work wise.
Home:
Our cow had a baby!! Her name is Betsy (that's right) and she's so stinkin cute! I didn't get to see the birth, which is a bummer. My new goal: see a cow or horse birth before I COS. I don't care to see a sheep birth...weird eyes, right?
My family took me to a Toi (feast) for some relatives 75th birthday. I went, and was completely underdressed but tried to have fun anyway. I took some wine shots with some random Eje's (my family still thinks I don't really drink. They're too cute). Here are some pictures from that awkward event.
My mom and dad dancing (aw)
Some drunk baike's dancing to Gangnam
The dreaded Besh Barmak!
The kids at my house have now found my computer's Photobooth and will take over my room every once and a while.
My cousin, showing off his Kyrgyz smile. (For some reason in the country, they don't really smile for pictures. Something I don't know if I will get used to)
PCV Life:...is pretty boring. I spend most of my time reading or watching movies when I'm not at work. My family always jokes that I'm always in my room, but when I try to spend time with them, they are just watching Russian tv (which isn't as interesting as it sounds). So I wanted to document the usual night for Sarah Daniels. Eating fried potatoes, bread and tea by candlelight whilst watching a 90s sitcom. Pretty stellar.
In Bishkek this fall there was a honey festival, bring the best part of the oblasts to me! The honey being held below changed my life and how I perceive this country as a whole. My family and I ate it within the month.
And lastly, I went on a very short hike with a few friends around my village. It's pretty awesome to be living in an area with so much beauty. I know it sounds cheesy, but come on.
So that's about it. Coming up: Baking at a really nice apartment and Chui welcome weekend for Halloween!
