Two days ago marked one full week in Qazaqstan, but it feels as though it's been more than a year. So far we have yet to settle into a ...

Okay, I haven't had Internet for awhile, so I'm making best use of it now. I'm currently in Almaty, at Peace Corps Headquarters...

The third day in Kazakhstan is here (though I should be spelling it Qazaqstan now to be consistent in my romanisations), and I have just spe...

As I write this, I have spent about 22 hours on the ground in Kazakhstan. I had thought that I would be ready for it, that my time studying...

I'm all done packing, except for the computer I'm writing from. I've said goodbye to everyone in my extended family in Vermont ...

Wow. Five more days until I leave for Peace Corps service in Kazakhstan, and I'm not even done packing yet. It's coming up way too...

Alright, America. Perhaps it is time we started discussing the idea of what it means to have rights in a democratic country. Rights are imp...