My brother Songbae accepted an internship in Bishkek, Krygzystan for three months.<\/p>\n
His latest email:<\/p>\n
“It’s been about a week since I’ve arrived in Bishkek, Krygzystan and
\nthere have been plenty of instances that have made all those Peace
\nCorps memories from Ukraine start rushing back, like when…<\/p>\n
* …they play a video on the plane that keeps flashing the message
\n“Please do not take the blankets”
\n* …you order a cup of tea in a cafe they make it with a used tea bag
\n* …your daily planner comes with a table called “Blood Alcohol Decay Time”<\/p>\n
Let me know if anyone would like me to pick them up a track suit while I’m here.<\/p>\n
Songbae<\/p>\n
P.S. Went to my first Korean restaurant in Kyrgyzstan last night.\u00c2\u00a0 The
\nrestaurant’s name in Russian translates to “South Korean Restaurant”.
\nThat’s the first time I’ve seen a Korean restaurant go to the trouble
\nof making that distinction.<\/p>\n
P.P.S.\u00c2\u00a0 They just put up the “New Year” tree in front of City Hall.
\nIt can’t be a “Christmas” tree since Kyrgyzstan is officially a Muslim
\ncountry.\u00c2\u00a0 Of course.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
My brother Songbae accepted an internship in Bishkek, Krygzystan for three months. His latest email: “It’s been about a week since I’ve arrived in Bishkek, Krygzystan and there have been plenty of instances that have made all those Peace Corps … Continue reading