I would like to introduce Mohayar, Doston, Nasor and Mansura: my Uzbek family. They live on the Kyrgyz/Uzbek border in an area called Dostuk/Doslik (Kyrgyz/Uzbek for friendship). Ironic really, as the Kyrgyz and Uzbeks are not well known for being friends with each other.
I had the privilege of living with this family for a month until illness got the better of me and I reluctantly moved back to the city centre. They are teaching me a lot about Uzbek culture, living simply, and life as a minority ethnic group in a country obsessed with nation-building.
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