Cock? Da, Harashoe!

Trip Start May 2005

Trip End Aug 2005

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Flag of Kyrgyzstan Barskoon, Kyrgyzstan
Saturday, July 23, 2005

I just finished spending a full two days with a man who took me horsetrekking, near the town of Barskoon on the south side of Lake Yssyk-Kul. The horse trip was great, riding up in the foothills of big mountains with the deep-blue Lake Yssyk-Kul below. The only problem was, he didn't speak any english, and I don't speak any rooskie.

So, during the two days, our conversations went something like this:

Him: "You, sleeping, harashoe(good)?"
Me: "Ya, harashoe!"
Him: "You, cock(How?), eating, harashoe?"
Me: "Ya, harashoe!"

Him: Five minutes of something in russian with a few hand gestures

"Peter" and Suranov. F/F!

. Then, "understand?"
Me: "No."
Him: Exasperative "Ahhhhhh!!"

The first night I was there he insisted we play a card game with naked lady cards which he (being 34 years old) had to conceal from his mother. The card game was confusing and I just began to throw random cards down, and he would win, of course. Then he decided it was time to play for money. He won 2 Som from me(4 cents)after four games, and thankfully, dinner was ready.

The second night, I decided to go for a LONG walk, so no cards could be played...too bad.

"Cock, sleeping?"

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