Will be out of town...

I am leaving for Issyk Kol (east of Bishkek) this Friday. I have arranged to stay with a Kyrgyz-only speaking family for a week to (hopefully) improve my rudimentary Kyrgyz skills. I come back next Friday, and then am hoping to go for five days to Talas province (west of Bishkek) to conduct some interviews. Therefore, there will be no blog postings for the next two Wednesdays. However, I hope to post some things, including pictures, on that Saturday between trips.