visiting a central asian bazaar

this is a bazaar in kazahkstan, central asia. now i know where we got this word "bazaar." it's a central asian word for market.

my adopted mothers and aunts in uzbekistan

these muslim ladies in uzbekistan were like my mothers and aunts. they treated me and my team like a real son.

hospitable people in uzbekistan

these children in samharkan, an ancient city in uzbekistan, are so hospitable. their parents and their whole extended family offered their best to me and my team in a very sacrificial way. they're just like our people in rural philippines.

moving around in a police state

these soviet-trained policemen saw to it that i was safe during my visit to the city of tashkent, the capital of uzbekistan. this society is so used to being under police state. most of the people often look down; there's so much fear in their eyes. this must be the result of soviet totalitarianism.