Last week we took my training on the road. We took the 90 minute flight from Tashkent to Nukus on Sunday. It was a short but turbulent flight so we were happy to be back on the ground. We were met at the airport by the Deputy Minister of Education in the Karakalpakstan region and escorted to our hotel, which as it turns out, was right in front of the Nukus airport. The ministry took amazing care of us and even took us on a tour of Moynaq, an area where the Aral Sea used to be. After nearly three hours on bumpy, dusty roads, we arrived at the site of one of the worst human created environmental disasters. If you want to learn more what happened to the Aral Sea check out
https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/world-of-change/aral_sea.php
Ship Graveyard outside Moynaq. 
With Ministry officials at the Aral Sea
I spent the next day training about 50 school psychologists from the
Karakalpakstan region. They were a fabulous group to work with. They were so engaged and attentive. I really enjoyed sharing my knowledge with them. I think they enjoyed it too because I had to stay at least a 30 minutes after finishing the training just to take photos with the attendees.
After the training we stopped into the world famous Savitsky Museum to see some Russian art along with some Uzbek artifacts. Then we piled into the car and headed for the town of Urgench in the Khorezm region.
We toured the ancient silk road city of Khiva before doing another training for another 50 school psychologists. Khiva is one of the most interesting sites we have seen so far. The old city is approximately 2000 years old and is still inhabited. The city is protected by a 10m high wall that was made from clay and straw. It is a truly remarkable place.
Outside Itchan Kala (Old Khiva)
Experience Fulbright 