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From: Anna Kirtiklis
Date: Sat, 19 Aug 2000 20:49:38 -0700 (PDT)

bulk thoughts: victor's cause (13)

Anastasia Kirtiklis
2006-06-29 10:43:21

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I wrote most of this a few weeks ago but wasn't able to send it.

Like it or not, I am a city girl. I love to travel and get out of town, but too long away from a metropolis and I freak out a little. Or too many times around Uzbekistan in a circle (eight now) and I freak out a little. I really must figure how many miles it's been. I love to mile drop.

What I'm saying is that it's oh-s0-good to be back in Tashkent. I'm at Hotel Tsorbi now using a computer in an air-conditioned office all to myself. The chair is even reasonably comfortable. It's quiet! I've even been room-serviced a piping hot cup of Nescafé.

And all free of charge, thanks to Victor. He complained that I criticize him too much last night, as he pulled out a bracelet for me to inspect, a birthday gift he bought for some twenty-seven year old colleague. His generosity is boundless, really.
Victor Larin

It is. I come here every night to use the office and I am more than welcome, even though I'm not staying at the hotel (I'm at Gulnara's while off tour). Though I am tough on Victor, I do quite like him. He entertains me to no end.

I take him out to dinner once in awhile to thank him, though it's a constant struggle to convince him I that will pay. He's fond of Taj, the best Indian restaurant in town, which only wins him points with me.

At our last Taj meal, quite awhile ago, Victor came clean about the whole Natalya mail order bride debacle. This is also when he reassured me of his concern for women's rights (you should have known I wasn't going to let this go).

I must have been sitting there with a very skeptical look on my face because he said, exasperated, “Why don't you believe I am sincere about this problem!”

Oh Victor, thank you for the beautiful entree!

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