We’re on the plane, reflecting on another great couple of workshops, all the things that we’ve done and the progress the students have made. It’s always amazing how far the students can come in a few days and it’s...
Well it’s the end of the week, another workshop basically in the bag, and today we sat down to do the final edit and make the slideshows for the graduation. Not a ton of excitement to report for today...
Today was one of the earliest starts we’ve had yet. The van picked up our intrepid instructors from the hotel at 6:30 AM so that we could get the kids in the vans for a 7 AM departure!...
So this beginner workshop is taking form a little bit differently than workshops in the past. As you know by now, we normally have class and critique in the morning, and then head out on location in the afternoon....
Sdrastvuyte (hello)! Did you remember what that means? If so, Atlichna (super)! Thanks (spasseeba) for reading. Today we went on our first assignment! The start times are getting earlier and our days are getting longer but the students are...
Sdrastvuyte, and welcome to day two of our Osh workshop. By the way, there will be a Russian language test at the end of the week so stay up on your studies. Spasseeba for reading. Day two began as...
Ten days in, our second country of the trip, and we are finally getting to meet our Beginner students! This is going to be a big class, with the usual mix of rural and urban kids, boys, girls and...
You may have noticed, from the now famous Group Picture with Donkey, that Mike is getting scruffy. Seriously, his patchy (and recently peppery) beard is getting out of control. What you may not have known is that Thursday was...
I’m gonna make this short…because we are exhausted. A 14-hour drive, a rural border crossing with a couple of minor hitches, and 30 minutes in the Tunnel of Death (seriously, Google it). Not bad for a “day off.” We...