Rainbows and Butterflies

I really want a shrimp burrito right now.

It's all I can think about.

This week I was convinced I had appendicitis.

Don't worry, people. I do not, in fact, have appendicitis.

I have mid-service-itis...

On the positive side, I successfully started teaching with other teachers this week, and I found cream cheese in Yoloten. It's incredibly expensive, and not so often that the shop has it, but oh so delicious.

I also successfully cooked chicken tiki masala. Who's jealous out there, hmmm?

My boots are completely broken and I had to throw them away. Hopefully it won't snow next December before I vacate this magical world. Let's keep hope alive, guys!

My host cousin is getting married March 20 and it's the most exciting event of my Peace Corps experience, so far...the family is coming this weekend to pay the bride price. I'm making two cakes. Mmmmm....

My students have been coming to my lessons for over a year now, and their English has had incredible improvement. Students who could barely tell me their name are talking about fairness and idioms, etc.

I kind of don't want to leave, but we'll see how I feel in a few months. Spring is a glorious time for Turkmenistan...rainbows and butterflies everywhere.

Mutton for Breakfast

Yesterday I bit into a nice fatty piece of mutton while I was eating my oatmeal for breakfast.

It was the fourth most disgusting thing that's happened to me here.

I don't get it...why can't shops keep meats and grains separate? Is it that hard?

Sooooo gross....