I can’t believe it’s been almost two years since I’ve been there. In any event, here’s a nice blog piece on learning in Tajikistan.
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congrats on two years! keep up the good work.
Nothing to do with Tajikistan, but I misplaced your email address. Came back from Delhi last week. Took a little while to formulate impressions of the place. Drop me a line.