Riskul is the young girl on the farthest right in the picture below. She was one of my Kazakh students while I was a Peace Corps Volunteer in Karatau, Kazakhstan. At least once or twice a month, I think about Riskul. My memory of her never goes away. In August, 1998, Riskul died in an accident inside her house. Several days later, I attended her funeral with Raihan, her … [Read more...] about Riskul
Archives for April 2006
The Corps
On October 31, 1996, I was officialy discharged from the United States Marine Corps. One year later, I would be actively serving as a United States Peace Corps Volunteer in the Former Soviet Republic of Kazakhstan. … [Read more...] about The Corps
Time to Pay My Internet Bill
I did not have internet connections for the last two days. Turns out that FPT, my ISP, disconnects your service until you pay your bill at their office. I thought they would email me or send me a bill. That's what I get for thinking... Anyway, the bill for last month came out to 213,400 VND ($13 US) for the remainder of last month. Next month it will be 550,000 VND ($37 … [Read more...] about Time to Pay My Internet Bill
Sleeping Cat
For some odd reason, Smokey tends to sleep on the chairs in my house. GET OFF!!! No, he never listens to me :-( (Stop disturbing me!!!) … [Read more...] about Sleeping Cat
R.I.P. April, 2002, -April, 2006
It is a sad day. After 4 long years, my notebook, a Dell Inspiron 8100, passed away about 2 hours ago. I am holding in my tears as I type this post. I have a lot of memories inside this notebook. This notebook has crossed the US many times, the Atlantic 2 times, and the Pacific 3 times. It has travelled with me in 5 different countries (the US, Turkey, Japan, Singapore, … [Read more...] about R.I.P. April, 2002, -April, 2006