Saturday, January 28, 2012  Dog Daze  O man. Time to catch up
again!   Host fam siblings  Here you can buy the famed fermented
mare's milk, kymys. Oh hi, Lenin.  The master plan itself  My
nocturnal friends say "hello!"  -Consult a thermometer and
confirm that the temperature inside your body is exactly four
degrees cooler than the ambient temperature outside.  -Lay
around in a puddle of sweat  -In your typical conservative
village, meet a tattooed, unmarried 25-year-old woman with a
penchant for chess, jogging and talking about cannibalism. Fast
friends.  -Discover where to buy lava lamps, legos, tie-dye,
dildos and other gift items in Bishkek.  -Bed bugs? Check.
-Giardia? Check.  -Circle the city for hours on buses because
they all go in concentric circles around your destination.
-Learn that the reason you often see three or four small shops
on the same corner selling the same products is that, according
to your host mom, people are just too impatient to wait in line.
-Regularly flag down men in white v