December 18th, 2008 — , All, International Micro-Loan Fund (IMON), KF6 (Kiva Fellows 6th Class), Tajikistan from Carrie Ferrence @ Kiva Stories from the Field
I had been planning for today’s lasagna lunch since the second week of my fellowship when one my colleagues asked if I could make his favorite dish from the U.S. How could I say no? This man had picked me up at the border, arranged my housing, and even helped me secure a [...]
Continue reading → Martha Stewart would never survive Tajikistan
November 24th, 2008 — , International Micro-Loan Fund (IMON), KF6 (Kiva Fellows 6th Class), Tajikistan, Uncategorized, carrie ferrence, imon from Carrie Ferrence @ Kiva Stories from the Field
In the past week I have met with almost 50 clients, which is way more than I met in the previous six weeks combined. I should feel inspired and excited by that accomplishment, but I mostly feel tired and battered. That’s because all of the clients I met with were BORING! I’m [...]
Continue reading → Sometimes the Most Boring Client is Really the Most Interesting
November 11th, 2008 — , International Micro-Loan Fund (IMON), KF6 (Kiva Fellows 6th Class), Kiva Fellow, Tajikistan, Uncategorized, carrie ferrence, imon from Carrie Ferrence @ Kiva Stories from the Field
I wanted to share two really beautiful events from the past week: celebrating the election and attending my first Tajik wedding.
The U.S. Election
Contrary to the excitement that most were feeling on election day, I was feeling lousy. Here we were, on the edge of something truly great, and I was not able to participate. Of [...]
October 29th, 2008 — , International Micro-Loan Fund (IMON), KF6, KF6 (Kiva Fellows 6th Class), Tajikistan, Uncategorized, carrie ferrence, cotton, imon, kiva fellows 6 from Carrie Ferrence @ Kiva Stories from the Field
It’s easy to tell when cotton season has arrived in Tajikistan, not because of a change in temperature or rainfall but because university students start disappearing from the city. Each Fall universities throughout Tajikistan come to a standstill as hoards of students are sent to do unofficially mandatory labor in the cotton fields. They are [...]
Online StoresOctober 14th, 2008 — , International Micro-Loan Fund (IMON), KF6, KF6 (Kiva Fellows 6th Class), Tajikistan, carrie ferrence, imon from Carrie Ferrence @ Kiva Stories from the Field
I have to be honest, I was slightly terrified to become a Kiva Fellow, to travel halfway across the world to a place I had to look up on a map. Don’t get me wrong, I signed up for all the right reasons: I really believe in the way that Kiva operates, I wanted to [...]
September 18th, 2008 — , Uncategorized from Carrie Ferrence @ Kiva Stories from the Field
Personally, I really enjoy preparing for a big trip to some far away place. There are so many unknowns: what will I see, who will I meet, what will I eat, and what type of terrifying illness will I suffer? But preparing for three months in Tajikistan has been a bit different.
With only a little [...]
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