Aspiring world traveler and humanitarian aid worker in training. About to embark on an adventure to Central Asia to volunteer with an NGO in Khorog, Tajikistan. Excited, terrified and continuously caught off guard by life’s surprises.
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Voyageuse Mondiale 
hey, glad to hear things are going ok. I must say that no matter what yu been thru so far, I have been worrying about your safety and any other things that can go wrong. Please update your blog regularly so we can know you are ok and also to tell us about your experiences of course.
Always with you.
Jeremy
Hi dear,
i volunteer for aidworkers.net and manage their aidworkers’ blogroll.
Would you mind if I included you in their blogroll?
I have to say I thoroughly admire your blog. Will feature it in one of this week’s posts on my personal blog (www.theroadtothehorizon.org).
Peter
Your pictures are gorgeous. Please keep on blogging, and be safe!
Hope you can keep warm now that the winter is coming. I remember I was freezing my butt off in AFG/TJK back in 2000-2002…
Hi Kate,
Learning Tajik in Khorog is difficult. The people here speak Shugni and occassionally Russian but rarely Tajik. I would suggest that you live outside of GBAO (or in Darvaz or Vanj – the Tajik parts of GBAO) if you want to learn Tajik. As for language programs, most people hire private tutors but it is fairly difficult finding one that also speaks English.
Hope that helps a bit 🙂
VM
Thanks for the insight! Definitely appreciate it!!! I know it might not make much sense to study in Khorog, but I just don’t want to be living in the capital for the entire time! 🙂 I would love to live somewhere…off the beaten path. All I need is some kind of tutor haha. Are there many guesthouses in the city? Do you happen to know the average price?
Hi Kate:
I actually don’t know much about accommodation in the city. I’ve always rented an apartment. I’m sorry, I’m not very useful on that front.
You’ll be able to find a tutor in Khorog, but it is difficult to practice here….so keep that in mind. Also, most of the tutors won’t speak English….Good luck!!
Félicitation pour le travail que tu effectues, je te souhaite plein de réussite dans tes projets…continues de nous faire partager tes impressions..par écrit ou en photos..
Have a nice day !
take care
Niko.
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