Well the holidays are over in America, but we're still in the middle of them here! Old Christmas (according to the old Russian calander) was Saturday, tomorrow is a big Muslim holiday and then soon is Old New Years! I feel like life will never geet back to normal!
New Year's here is always a blast...literally. There are more fireworks than I can even describe...everyone buys them...even big ones that launch high into the air, and then go out on the street to light them. Its a great show, and I stayed safely inside on a balcony to watch:-) The noise is also terrific, and the next day is even better cause everyone sleeps off all the vodka they drank, so the street are empty and quiet! Although it was another several days until all the fireworks were set off. I would always randomly here them, even in the middle of the day.
After New Year's I went to Narin to see my cousin's new house. Talk about cold! It was approxiately -5, -10 degrees, and her bathroom doesn't have insulation in the walls so there was ice all over the wall...its still better than an outhouse...but not much wamer:-) In general it wil be toasty warm when its all done....but until then I think I'll wait till its warm outside for my next visit!
Now I'm back in Bishkek, dreaming about warmer places and trying to get ready for a flute exam. I thought I was done with flute exams when I finished college, but apparently not! Thursday 2:00 is the big hour! Wish me luck
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