I bought a Ushanka.

You don’t have to speak Russian to know that ushanka is the Russian word for “the best hat in the history of humanity.” You don’t even need a Russian-English dictionary. All you really need is this picture:

And to think I paid a buck-fifty for this awesomeness…

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To Protect and Serve in Korla: Where’s my golf bag?

When I first arrived in Korla, I found it to be a very unique city in Xinjiang by virtue of the fact that it was so remarkably not unique. In stark contrast to many of the better known cities of Xinjiang, such as Kashgar, Khotan, Turpan, and Qumul, Korla strikes one as a rather bland, [...]

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