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R and I are safely back from karshi. Everything seems to have calmed down here. It is good to be home. The music competition was phenomenal - I am amazed at the quality and talent some of these highschool age students are showing. I think this is proof that the push to put traditional music programs in schools and lyceums (highschools) instead of just at the conservatory really working. I made a lot of recordings that I think think are really impressive.

We also got to go to Shahrisabz, a city where Amir Temur lived. We climbed to the top of Oq Saroi (the White Palace) and saw some beautiful views of the city and the mountains near by. I got a wicked sun burn, but that seems to have cleared up now.