These Kyrgyz women living in the village of Alichur, Tajikistan show us their recent handy-work - an orange and black shyrdak (Kyrgyz felt carpet) that will hang in the house. This shyrdak took almost one month to make. Read more about our adventures in the Pamirs.
A young girl tries to keep in a laugh when we take her photo. Very cute. Taken in the Triplicane neighborhood of Chennai, India. Read more about India. © www.uncorneredmarket.com
This woman greeted us in English, which surprised us, and then invited us into her home in Langar, Tajikistan. She had studied English for two years in Khorog and then became a teacher in the village school in Langar, but had to stop working when she got married. She was eager to practice her English and seemed excited to have engagement with someone outside her family. Read more about our adventures in the Pamirs.
