Hi guys, I don't have time to update two blogs right now (first internet in a while, and it's expensive) If you are curious about my where/well beings, then look at http://www.KyrgyzJon.blogspot.com

I'll post here later if I can get better internet, we'll see.

Today, or if you want to get technical, yesterday, we finished our Staging Event in Philadelphia. This event was a very odd/interesting/helpful/boring mix of sessions aimed at letting us know the Peace Corps organization. It seemed at time a mix of a professional business seminar and a children's summer camp. For example, we alternated between ( Read more... )

First of all, let me just say what a wonderful response I received from my previous returning post. I'm really glad that so many of you are excited to hear my stories and read about my life in Kyrgyzstan. On a related note, I started a sister blog at www.KyrgyzJon.blogspot.com. There probably won't be anything unique on that site, but you are ( Read more... )

Dear Friends,

It has been approximately forever since I last updated this old dusty LiveJournal account. However, I recently decided to try and keep it much more updated. The reason behind this, for those of you who do not keep in regular touch with me, is because in ten days I am leaving the United States to serve as a Peace Corps volunteer in the ( Read more... )

Wow! I'm writing an LJ article, I wonder how many people a) care and b) are surprised. I think that now that summer has returned, maybe I can actually write articles again, what a novel concept. So for those of you who don't really talk to me that often, I can give you a break down of my life ( Read more... )

Junior year of College has started off extremely well. As I said before, my apartment is really nice, and I've been having a lot of fun with my roommates, they're great guys. As of late, I've been biking a lot (as normal I suppose) alone and with people, making one of the most beautiful Flat Hat's ever (that's not the one I'm talking about, this ( Read more... )

Howdy folks! I know I haven't posted anything in a long while, but that's okay, because I've been living a rich and rewarding life! So what exactly has been my life over the last two weeks? Well, let me tell you ( Read more... )

I received a very positive response to my previous post in which I reviewed World Trade Center. Today I had a similar opportunity when Mr. Beste invited me to view The Illusionist with him at the critic's screening. He had secured a pass to it, and we went to it with two other friends from work. My thoughts on the film in a sentence: This was the ( Read more... )

Oliver Stone's new film, World Trade Center, opens today. I had the neat experience of getting to go to a pre-screening of it last evening. My sister won the tickets from a radio station but she didn't want them, so I got to go with the lovely Miss Marisa. Because of my unique vantage, I figured I should review the movie, so without further delay, ( Read more... )

Yesterday was I was updating, I felt like I was missing some of the photos, that was because I realized they didn't upload properly. Well now they are so they are presented here with my comments.

This one is pretty self-explanatory really, its about a mile outside the town, and when I saw it on the way uphill, boy was it a relief.

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