Bride kidnapping revisited
Three years ago my roommate was bride kidnapped. Now it’s my youngest sister-in-law. E turned 18 a few weeks ago, right before her high school graduation party. She’s now in the […]
Tag Archives: marriage
When you imagine your wedding day…
This is about weddings. I’m not talking about weddings as they once were or as Kyrgyz custom dictates. I’m talking about weddings as practiced here and now by the Kyrgyz middle […]
When you believe in things you don’t understand
I’ve been running into a lot of superstitions lately, as in people keep telling me: “Don’t do that! It’s bad luck.” So I’m keeping track of the superstitions here, if only […]
Settling in, settling down
One big difference between Kyrgyzstan and the states is that everyone is married by 25, 30 at the very latest. So Aika – my host family’s eldest daughter, 19 – […]
