“Last Bell” graduation ceremony at school (my counterpart and director are in center)
Well, it’s hard to believe, but my time here is running out. School is over for the summer (except for seniors’ exams) and a new volunteer has arrived to replace me. We had a goodbye party with the English teachers at school today. Here you throw your own goodbye party, so I bought white wine instead of vodka and paid the cafeteria crew to make plov, the standard party dish. The teachers and school administration got me some lovely handmade Kyrgyz gifts which I’ll have to show off when I get home.
English teachers
Well, it’s hard to believe, but my time here is running out. School is over for the summer (except for seniors’ exams) and a new volunteer has arrived to replace me. We had a goodbye party with the English teachers at school today. Here you throw your own goodbye party, so I bought white wine instead of vodka and paid the cafeteria crew to make plov, the standard party dish. The teachers and school administration got me some lovely handmade Kyrgyz gifts which I’ll have to show off when I get home.
English teachersIt is so sad to say goodbye knowing this time next month I’ll be on the other side of the world…I promised everyone I’d keep in touch, which will mean tackling the Kyrgyz postal system (I’m eternally grateful to all of you who sent me things!). Hopefully our letters will get through and I can hear about how my counterpart Dinara is doing, what my students are up to, and all the exciting news from the village. My host mom is computer-savvy and has an email account she checks when she goes to the city, so I’ll have to take advantage of that connection too.
And in the meantime, there’s a busy month ahead, with another PCV Habitat camp and my mom coming to visit! Where did the time go?!
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