Address

Here is my address until mid-September. The easiest way to send anything is to just cut and past this label (English and Kyrgyz) to the envelope. It's all happening!!

KYRGYZSTAN
722140 Kant City
Lenina 97, RUPS
P.O. Box 22
ATTN: Katie Guthro

Кыргызстан
722140 г. Кант
ул. Ленина 97, РУПС
а/я 22

home sweet home

I am here because of these two people. My parents give me strength and constant encouragement to take risks and grow. Can't get much better than that. Aren't they good looking folks?

Being home in New Hampshire, people I have not seen in a long time have come out to wish me luck and root me on. It once again reinforces how many incredible people are in my life. The weekend was full on family, love, and advice. A family friend came over tonight to give me a hug and corrected me one last time on my grammar. Yes, I am an English teacher ... no, I'm not perfect... yes, I will try to keep my rules straight.

Lake Tahoe. Need I say more?

a week to go...

Phew. A four day road trip across America... Guthro style. What a trip. Never did I imagine that I could pull into New Hampshire with such a better understanding of my mom. It was this ceremonial point where I drove away from New Hampshire three years ago with a friend (actually drove away twice... yeah Jess and Tom) and returned with family.

On that note, I am leaving again but this time with a bigger plan than to ski powder. Well, I am hoping for that too but those are details to be figued out once I find a partner in crime and I can speak Russian. (whoa... Kyrgyz Republic is 90% mountains? yeahhhhhhhhhh)

Kyrgyzstan... actually Kyrgyz Republic. (Pronounced Krrrr gzzzz) Departure date is July 3rd and I am starting to get mentally ready for this. Deep breaths. Deeeeep breaths. I know it's going to be something bigger than myself and that's why I want to go do this.

Everything in my life has lead up to this decision. From two weeks each year at Camp Huckins to being released in Europe to travel with my West High School German class to a midnight flight to Japan... all has lead up to this moment. That makes me smile.