Hello from snowy Kyrgyzstan. I'm doing well and coming up on 11 months of being in country. A new group of PCVs will be joining us in just over a month which is pretty crazy.

I took a two-week trip with my boyfriend Josh (he lives in Beijing) to India and Japan over the holidays. We ended up at the beach in Goa with sunshine and temps in the 90s so coming back was a bit of an adjustment to say the least.

Luckily for me it has only snowed a few times in my village but we really got dumped on last week! I forgot my flash drive so I'll have to post snow pictures later. It's hard to keep up with my blog because my internet connections are usually pretty slow. For now here are a few pictures -- the first ones are from my classroom which is comfortable and nice and warm (sometimes we even have to open the window).

Here I am helping two students prepare for an academic competition:


Here's me teaching and some of my students:





Some of my students cleaning the classroom. When a guest comes around there is a MAD dash to clean every nook and cranny of the room.

My host cousin with a charred sheep's head:

Some of my seventh graders:

My little sister and brother. Baby lamb + dogs = fun!





Little friends:


Some dancers and musicians at a beautiful Kyrgyz cultural performance in Bishkek: