Archive for Uzbekistan

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. …

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. …