Postcards – September 2013

October 1st, 2013 Sections: ianbek

During September 2013 the range of topics covered in the postcards included the following topics:

  • Celestial Mountains
    • Traditional musical instruments - Last week we organized a concert by the musical group Jetigen for a group of tourists who were interested to see and hear a variety of musical instruments, here are some of them. - 22/09/13
  • Crafts
    • Saima - The intensive and disappearing art of embroidery – 09/09/13
    • Itchy hands - a look at the traditional crafts of Kyrgyzstan  - 15/09/13
  • Cuisine
    • Pelmeni - a standard Russian dish …  - 18/19/13
  • Cultural Differences
  • Education
    • Perviye zvonok - Although a little later than usual because of the extended weekend but, it’s back to school – 03/09/13
  • Fauna and Flora
    • Bird Watching - Maybe there are more species of birds to be found in other countries – but Kyrgyzstan has a more than its fair share of endangered species - 08/09/13
    • Belka - a look at one of the examples of “urban wildlife” of Kyrgyzstan – 17/09/13
  • Health
  • History
  • In the news
  • Language
    • The three K’s - Three words you often meet in Kyrgyzstan which sound familiar but mean very different things – 02/09/03
    • What was that you said? - Some thoughts on the Day of the State Language - 23/09/13
    • Translations - Some words of admiration for interpreters and Translators on International Translation Day  – 30/09/13
  • Life in Kyrgyzstan
  • People
  • Places
    • Karkara - The Eastern approach to the Issyk Kul basin - 26/09/13
  • Tourism
    • So much to discover - Kyrgyzstan is a country full of fascinating  - 01/09/13
    • Bird Watching - Maybe there are more species of birds to be found in other countries – but Kyrgyzstan has a more than its fair share of endangered species - 08/09/13 
    • Traditional musical instruments - Last week we organized a concert by the musical group Jetigen for a group of tourists who were interested to see and hear a variety of musical instruments, here are some of them. - 22/09/13
    • Tourism and Water: Protecting our Common Future - 27/09/13
    • Bazaar shopping - There are some people who love to go shopping … and there are others, like me, for whom it is a necessary evil … still, even I have to admit that there is something fascinating about wandering through a bazaar. - 29/09/13

… and not forgetting

  • the regular weekly postcards giving a personal review of the week’s news from here in Kyrgyzstan:

 

Day by Day

  • So much to discover - Kyrgyzstan is a country full of fascinating  - 01/09/13
  • The three K’s - Three words you often meet in Kyrgyzstan which sound familiar but mean very different things – 02/09/03
  • Perviye zvonok - Although a little later than usual because of the extended weekend but, it’s back to school – 03/09/13
  • A Code of Ethics … for nurses - In June, the Ministry of Health approved a code of ethics for medsestry - nurses. - 04/09/13
  • Moving away from home - A couple of surveys from America caught my eye – 05/09/13
  • Bekem Tish – Healthy Teeth - In Bishkek there is currently a dental health  campaign – 06/09/13
  • The Last Night … - The regular weekly postcard giving a personal review of the week’s news from here in Kyrgyzstan - 07/09/13
  • Bird Watching - Maybe there are more species of birds to be found in other countries – but Kyrgyzstan has a more than its fair share of endangered species - 08/09/13
  • Saima - The intensive and disappearing art of embroidery – 09/09/13
  • Changing Street names - Is it any wonder we get confused? -10/09/13
  • The last new year of 2013 - Wednesday was “New Year” for what is, perhaps, Kyrgyzstan’s smallest ethnic minority - 11/09/13
  • ShOS – Shankhayskaya Organizatsiya Sotrudnichestva - Why the citizens of Bishkek were in for a couple of difficult days - 12/09/13
  • Have a byte of chocolate cake … - It might well have been Friday 13th, but it was a day of celebrations for some people – 13/09/13
  • First aid - The regular weekly postcard giving a personal review of the week’s news from here in Kyrgyzstan - 14/09/13
  • Itchy hands - a look at the traditional crafts of Kyrgyzstan  - 15/09/13
  • Kyrgyzstandyn mamlekettik koozoot kyzmatynyn kyzmatkerinin koonoo - The State Security Service had a busy last week with eight Heads of State in town … so they probnably deserved their “professional holiday” on Monday – 16/09/13
  • Belka - a look at one of the examples of “urban wildlife” of Kyrgyzstan – 17/09/13
  • Pelmeni - a standard Russian dish …  - 18/19/13
  • Genghis Khan didn’t have it all his own way - Although this happened over the border in Kazakhstan, this story shows that even “God’s punishment for your sins” didn’t always have an easy time imposing his will – 19/09/13
  • From Tractor driver to Prime Minister – Sultan Ibraimovich Ibraimov - a look at one of the Prime Ministers of the Kyrgyz SSR – 20/09/13
  • IDP – International Day of Peace - The regular weekly postcard giving a personal review of the week’s news from here in Kyrgyzstan - 21/09/13
  • Traditional musical instruments - Last week we organized a concert by the musical group Jetigen for a group of tourists who were interested to see and hear a variety of musical instruments, here are some of them. - 22/09/13
  • What was that you said? - Some thoughts on the Day of the State Language - 23/09/13
  • The Silk Road through the Chui Valley - On Mezhdunarodniy dehn karavanshika – The International Day of the Caravan, a look at, perhaps the most famous caravan route, the Great Silk Road that passed through Kyrgyzstan - 24/09/13
  • Mysterious deaths - A newspaper article opens a can of worms – 25/09/13
  • Karkara - The Eastern approach to the Issyk Kul basin - 26/09/13
  • Tourism and Water: Protecting our Common Future - 27/09/13
  • Asking stupid questions - The regular weekly postcard giving a personal review of the week’s news from here in Kyrgyzstan - 28/09/13
  • Bazaar shopping - There are some people who love to go shopping … and there are others, like me, for whom it is a necessary evil … still, even I have to admit that there is something fascinating about wandering through a bazaar. - 29/09/13
  • Translations - Some words of admiration for interpreters and Translators on International Translation Day  – 30/09/13

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