We celebrate our last day together, in Osh Kyrgyzstan, with ice cream! Until our next adventure together….
April 18th
Matt
Lucas
Yes, Team Windbraker Carrots were supposed to continue on into Uzbekistan for a few weeks. What happened? We walked into our host’s apartment in Osh. Louis and Karen’s apartment walls are covered in maps. They had a route from Tajikistan into Uzbekistan…it was literally 2 minutes and the route “clicked”. I am too close to the Pamirs to NOT GO. So…here I go…Kyrgyzstan -> Kazakhstan -> Uzbekistan -> Tajikistan (Pamir Highway) -> Kyrgyzstan -> China.
They were saddened to see me go, I was a little apprehensive to leave them behind but I’m saccustomed to being alone. Someone recently asked if it’s quicker for me to adapt to being with partners or alone. Honestly, I think I adapt quicker when solo. It’s just what I’m accustomed to…you know, ain’t nothing personal!
I did get short with them one day, as I was feeling very emotionally fragile. As a team of 3, 2 being family…it was 2 vs 1. Usually we can shoot the shit and pick on each other with no problems…but there were some days I was just kind of…”absent”/”fragile”/just not all together. I need the days of solo to figure stuff out.
Don’t worry, they cared for me well after I let them know I was very fragile.
I have backpacked my way alot in foreign countries earlier in my school-teaching days when I had summers free and $. I noticed that I, too, got along so much easier when/as I traveled alone. People were more available to me for help when I needed it, and I had to initiate / I had to ask for help. I couldn’t wait for a partner to do so. On one trip in 1987, I did travel thru Kazakhistan, Kyrgyzstan,and Uzbekistan, but with a peace group. I am 72 years old now, but I would love to do it all again.
I have backpacked my way alot in foreign countries earlier in my school-teaching days when I had summers free and $. I noticed that I, too, got along so much easier when/as I traveled alone. People were more available to me for help when I needed it, and I had to initiate / I had to ask for help. I couldn’t wait for a partner to do so. On one trip in 1987, I did travel thru Kazakhistan, Kyrgyzstan,and Uzbekistan, but with a peace group. I am 72 years old now, but I would love to do it all again.
These 2 were certainly very good kids. I wish them the best in the continuation of their trip. Do you know if they have a blog ? Did you learn some french with them ?
These 2 were certainly very good kids. I wish them the best in the continuation of their trip. Do you know if they have a blog ? Did you learn some french with them ?
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