Oh my god. Life has been a blur recently.
As you all know, there was a revolution in Kyrgyzstan. No volunteers were hurt. The majority of us were moved to a safe location. After 5 days at this undisclosed location I was sent back to my village.
Upon returning to site I spent a week in anxiety, distractedly going to school and waiting for any tidbit of news that came my way through the grapevine. That was not fun. So I took a week long trip to Kara Kol where I worked on a WID/GAD project and mostly just relaxed. It was nice to be in a place that was seemingly untouched by the violent, political goings ons.
Two days later our COS (Close of Service) conference began. There's not much to say about that, because I imagine most of you aren't interested in hearing about a 3 day party. It was the last time all of the K-16s would be together, and it was great. One note-worthy piece: I DID A COAL WALK!! We had a bonfire on the beach and once the fire died down a bunch of us just went for it. It was one of the most exhilarating experiences of my life. And my feet survived unscathed, though quite dirty.
I also have my COS date. I will officially be leaving Kyrgyzstan on August 24th (which probably means early morning of the 25th). Get ready!
Now here are some pictures of the beautiful resort on the lake that we stayed at for our COS conference:
