Archive for South-Central Asia

University of Oregon grad watches Kyrgyz make history

March 26th, 2005 by Jason Pearce.

The Register-Guard - Eugene,Oregon,USA Ryan Heriot, a Springfield High and University of Oregon graduate, was working as a Peace Corps volunteer in a southern Kyrgyzstan village when she got orders Sunday to move to a town near the capital. …

Half a world from home

March 23rd, 2005 by Jason Pearce.

Johnson County Daily Journal - Johnson County,IN,USA Brad Rateike has spent the past 14 months in Uzbekistan. He serves as a Peace Corps volunteer in the country of about 26 million, north of Afghanistan. …