Each demand creates its own supply... I had a cold nose. I wrote about my cold nose. And what do you think, two days later I get a nose warmer! Jamie in Merke had two, both gifted by Michael (with whom I'd stayed during my first visit to Taraz). He made them after the example of Jessie's Minnesotan 'haute couture de nez' to make sure that his fellow volunteers wouldn't have cold noses during the harsh Kazakh winter. Excellent, and a must for cyclebeasts that meet minus on their track.After Merke I got to Taraz, where this time I stayed with Alessandro. During the day, the cleaners in Alessandro's flat thoroughly reshuffled our things and so it could happen that we found my walkman, recharger and nose warmer on Alessandro's bedroom table.
Koen: "What do you think the cleaners made of the nosemuff?"
Alessandro: "I don't know, an Italian contraception?"
Good news on the Iranian visa, today I received the official authorisation! Koen cycles south.
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Shout-outs, secrets and stories: yes.
Stalking: no.
very elegant, matching colour to your hair,
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Keep your chin up and your nose warm!!! :)
ReplyDeleteWe wilden even kijken hoe het je vergaat. Wat een mooie reis maak je (en mooi verwoord ook!) en een warme neus op de koop toe!
ReplyDeleteEn door naar Iran dus, geniet van dit land en zijn mensen.
Groetjes, Rina en Markus
I would like to clarify something for you... those nosemuffs are not only Hotard's, but also Jessik's (a former Kaz-20). I am so glad you like them. I might market them in Minnesota.
ReplyDeleteWow. In a blog of shoutouts, I must give all the credit to my friend Jessie. Way back last September she showed up in our language class talking about "nose-warmers" she wore in the cold Minnesotan winters during college. We had no idea what she was talking about, so she showed us one. And then made some for all of us in the class. They were super simple to crochet (I actually don't knit, just use the one hook). So once I move out to my site in the fall, I need some quick and simple gifts for my friends there. Nose warmers it was. Of course, I didn't think that any of them would actually wear them. Although they do keep your nose warm, they draw a lot of attention. Fast forward eleven months, and Jamie (in great Kazakhstan tradition) re-gifts it. And then it shows up on the web. Maybe there's actually a market for it out there with traveling backpacker/cyclists who get stuff in Kazakhstan when winter strikes. I should set up a cottage industry here in Taraz. We could manufacture them by the hundreds and put this place on the map. But yeah, credit goes to Jessie.
ReplyDeleteAlso, out of Jaipur and back in Kazakhstan. We didn't get to use your reference, but maybe if I ever go back. Safe travels and Happy Thanksgiving/Kurbaan Ait.
Wow, thanks for all the nosemuff input! I've changed the entry accordingly. I definitely think there's a 'niche' here to be filled. People probably frowned upon earmuffs when they first appeared too, but that soon changed when they found out how comfortable they actually are.
ReplyDeleteAnyway: thanks Jessie, for your creativity, and Mike and Jamie for passing it on!
Koen,
ReplyDeleteals je in China bent, kun je die neuskap een paar centimeter laten zakken, en "walla", je hebt een mondkap. Wanneer ga je naar Iran?
Jw