almost a month in to living in country. whoa, it's amazing how fast the time has gone. i can say that it's getting better... the beginning was rough with adjusting to so many new things. let me see if i can cover the "adjustment phase"
1. not knowing what's going on most of the time
2. being physically ill for four days from new country bacteria... i found out the bonus is you get sick AGAIN when returning to the US in two years
3. trying to fit into a new family
4. adjusting to the weather being extremely hot and no fans
5. no more flushing tiolets/running water
6. limited electricity
7. learning Kyrgyz

it's hard to process all of this and write about it

It is hard to believe that I have been away for two weeks. I have been wandering around with people talking gibberish and all I can do it smile and shrug. How fast life changes from being well establish in a career, social network, and family to allllllllllllllll discombobulated. But I signed up for this... right?
My days consist of my host mom, Fatima, saying things I don't understand and then acting them out. I really apprecaite her efforts and now can say, "duck water." This is tough, it's supposed to be tough, just taking it day by day.

oh... i watched my neighbor kill a goat yesterday. that was the first being i have ever seen die.