Archive for South-Central Asia

Kyrgyz Republic Invite

May 2nd, 2007 by travelingchick16.

Hello Everyone! I received my invite to Kyrgyz Republic this July as a TEFL volunteer. Anyone else going?!! I am group K-15. Are there any volunteers I can talk to an ask my ( many) questions too? Thanks and write back

Central Asia English Teaching Nomination

November 13th, 2006 by soner.

Hi, I just got nominated for the education program in central asia staging in early June. Im really excited and anxious about the whole thing! Has anyone done any of the ed. programs in central asia? Have any advice or story to tell. For instance, what is the weather like? [...]

Hiking in Uzbekistan: Men with guns.

August 11th, 2006 by m.

This is a story from my service. it took place in early fall of 2004. My friend Nate and I have been looking at this hike for months now. On all of the highly accurate Uzbek maps (watch for flying oxymorons) we looked at there is a trail going north-south from Angren to Chimgan. basically this runs behind Parkent. [...]

64 Volunteers Sworn in Uzbekistan

April 6th, 2005 by Jason Pearce.

UzReport.com - Tashkent,Uzbekistan Volunteers completed 11-week orientation programme. The programme envisaged their learning of either Uzbek or Russian language, familiarisation with Uzbek culture and traditions, and technical training. …

Safe PCV

March 28th, 2005 by bulgaria1020.

i-Newswire, 2005-03-28 - “I want to assure families, loved ones, and friends that the Peace Corps’ number one priority is the safety and security of each volunteer,” stated Director Vasquez. “Therefore, as a precautionary measure, all volunteers serving in the Kyrgyz Republic were consolidated to predetermined locations.” The Peace Corps staff in the Kyrgyz Republic is [...]