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    How Soccer Explains the World: An Unlikely Theory of Globalization
     Author: Franklin Foer
    Who knew you could learn so much about globalization, economics and politics from soccer? Great read.

    Artist\'s Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity

    Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity
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    One possible path to re-discovering the creativity you never knew you had.

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    Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies, New Edition
     Author: Jared Diamond
    An admirable crack at explaining why the world is the way it is by way of an anthropological macro-history. This book probably comes up the most in conversation as we travel.

    The Cathedral Within: Transforming Your Life by Giving Something Back

    The Cathedral Within: Transforming Your Life by Giving Something Back
     Author: Bill Shore
    Inspiring profiles of social entrepreneurs and projects we all can learn from and hopefully replicate to give back to community.

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    Playing the Enemy: Nelson Mandela and the Game That Made a Nation
     Author: John Carlin
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    Dark Star Safari: Overland from Cairo to Capetown
     Author: Paul Theroux
    The author re-visits Africa and re-assesses the place he once knew... and judges it once and for all. Well written, poignant observations of the thumbprints left by career politicians, aid workers, and everyday people.

    Outliers: The Story of Success

    Outliers: The Story of Success
     Author: Malcolm Gladwell
    A look at the internal and external factors of how extraordinary people got to be, well, extraordinary. One of those books that challenges assumptions and makes you think differently.

    Shantaram: A Novel

    Shantaram: A Novel
     Author: Gregory David Roberts
    Administering first aid in a Bombay slum, selling fake passports and running guns to the Mujahideen in Afghanistan. Technically a novel, but closely linked to the Author's own experiences. Fantastic read.

Series: Kyrgyzstan: Best Sights, Trekking and Culture

A Small World Experience in Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan Kids When we travel, we aim to maximize our depth of understanding of a place relative to the limited amount of time we have to spend there. We try to plan our visit to each location around the people we know, the recommendations they make and a list of sights that we’ve developed independently through our own research. Planning our visit to Kyrgyzstan was no exception. However, the wide cross-section of people, sights and activities to which we had access provided us the opportunity to dig more deeply than usual. Continue Reading »



Article Series - Kyrgyzstan: Best Sights, Trekking and Culture

  1. A Small World Experience in Kyrgyzstan
  2. The Meaning of Family in Kyrgyzstan
  3. Ramadan in Kyrgyzstan: The Right Place, The Right Time
  4. Kyrgyzstan: Best Tourist Sights and Landscapes

 Filed Under:  Central Asia, Kyrgyzstan, Travel by: Daniel Noll and Audrey Scott
No Comments   |   16 December 2007

The Meaning of Family in Kyrgyzstan

What we call “extended family” or “distant relatives” in America is simply called “family” in Kyrgyzstan. And they mean it, too. When we stayed with a Kyrgyz-American family in Bishkek, we noticed how grandparents, cousins, aunts, uncles and other family members would swing by the house almost every day, fluidly entering and exiting. The volume and pace of family movement seemed to cause little commotion or stress. Continue Reading »



Article Series - Kyrgyzstan: Best Sights, Trekking and Culture

  1. A Small World Experience in Kyrgyzstan
  2. The Meaning of Family in Kyrgyzstan
  3. Ramadan in Kyrgyzstan: The Right Place, The Right Time
  4. Kyrgyzstan: Best Tourist Sights and Landscapes

 Filed Under:  Central Asia, Kyrgyzstan, Travel by: Daniel Noll and Audrey Scott
No Comments   |   16 December 2007

Ramadan in Kyrgyzstan: The Right Place, The Right Time

Our visit to Kyrgyzstan also coincided with Ramadan, the Muslim holiday of reflection and fasting. In Karakol we were treated each night to Ramadan carols. Our first evening, we were with Banura’s husband when the doorbell rang in the early evening. As we opened the door, a group of young boys burst into song. Continue Reading »



Article Series - Kyrgyzstan: Best Sights, Trekking and Culture

  1. A Small World Experience in Kyrgyzstan
  2. The Meaning of Family in Kyrgyzstan
  3. Ramadan in Kyrgyzstan: The Right Place, The Right Time
  4. Kyrgyzstan: Best Tourist Sights and Landscapes

 Filed Under:  Central Asia, Kyrgyzstan, Travel by: Daniel Noll and Audrey Scott
No Comments   |   16 December 2007

Kyrgyzstan: Best Tourist Sights and Landscapes

Morning Tea at Song Kul LakeKyrgyzstan really has it all in terms of activity-oriented sights and beautiful mountain landscapes. Continue Reading »



Article Series - Kyrgyzstan: Best Sights, Trekking and Culture

  1. A Small World Experience in Kyrgyzstan
  2. The Meaning of Family in Kyrgyzstan
  3. Ramadan in Kyrgyzstan: The Right Place, The Right Time
  4. Kyrgyzstan: Best Tourist Sights and Landscapes

 Filed Under:  Central Asia, Kyrgyzstan, Travel by: Daniel Noll and Audrey Scott
2 Comments   |   16 December 2007

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