A Very English Month
Salut, In mid-February, I took a trip to Bishkek for medical leave. My last time in Bishkek for medical was in July. A prospective K-31 member asked me if we ever get sick. I pride myself on having satisfactory health most of the time, but the same cannot be said as a whole for my cohort. We’re a sick bunch; food poisoning and dog bites abound. Anyway, the visit was perfunctory and fast—no problems, no cavities at the dentist. I was on a delayed flight with some Peace Corps staff members. Regarding an update on the grant and projects: it looks as if projects will not be restarted, and those who were in the middle of theirs (at varying stages) won’t get to proceed and may have to return the money. I’m in the process of working on submitting mine. English Olympiad was in full swing. Olympiad is what it sounds like: district-wide competitions for school subjects that evolve into oblast (state) level competitions, then national. It’s a bit like UIL competitions back home in the US if anyon...