This past Sunday was Mother’s Day in the US, and while we remembered to send emails to our Mothers to wish them a Happy Mother’s Day, we weren’t planning to do very much ourselves to celebrate Mother’s Day. However, one of my Uyghur friends had other plans.
We’ve gotten to know Akbar (not his real name) […]
Opal is a small town about two hours outside of Kashgar. Well, it’s two hours if you take public transportation - bus from the college to the bus terminal, bus from Kashgar to Tokuzak, mini-van from Tokuzak to Opal. It’s only about an hour if you hire a taxi, but remember, I’m watching my finances. […]
Well, it appears that the movers and shakers in the outside world really do affect life here in out-of-the-way Kashgar. For the past few years, the taxis in Kashgar have all been equipped with meters but have never used them. That is, up until this past Friday.
Previous to Friday, taxi fare within the city of […]
In China, as in many other countries, May 1 is May Day. However, like most western countries, there are no maypoles, no celebration of Spring. Rather, because China is a Socialist country, May Day in China is the International May Day that other Socialist countries celebrate, not the Spring holiday of many western countries. So […]
