u/foreveronthemove

I’m Turkish, will have one day in Bishkek before heading to the mountains and came up with the following idea.
Is there any local studying Turkish and would like to practice with me while showing me around? It’s not that I cannot check around by myself. I can very much do. But I love connecting with locals when I travel and I am curious about the languages and if we could really communicate with each other when we spoke our own language in a conversation.

I would of course treat this as a guided tour and support financially if I find a student for this exchange.

I'll be in Kyrgyzstan for about 10 days and I see that everyone recommends O! rather than an eSim. I will arrive at the airport after midnight, like 3 am. Will I find the chance to get a sim card at that time? I need it before leaving the airport since I'll need YandexGo so going to the city and getting it in the morning isn't an option.

No question or advice but I just wanted to share my experiences with my now 10 months old kitten.

I adopted him when he was 4 months old as a single cat to my small apartment. He's a one orange braincell so naturally more active than others I guess, and he has been very destructive.

Two weeks ago I went to visit my parents together with him. They have two cats, one is 2 and the other is 4 years old. The older one is the boss of course, a huge tabby, could kill us at one paw strike but isn't aware of his power, so he was super scared. He is also a very sensible cat. He vomitted because of stress for the first 2-3 days but now there're playing wild and great. And with the younger one, it is absolutely amazing. They have become best buddies, playing whole night and sleeping almost paw to paw every day. My parents say they have never seen this cat so happy and they didn't know that he is so playful because the older one doesn't play with him unless he initiates it himself. I also haven't seen my kitten so happy and NOT destructive at all. He is still a ball of purr and loves headbumping me, but never attacks my feet, never wants to climb the curtains or never scratches any furniture. He has a lot to do - play with the two uncle-cats, watch birds and other cats visiting the garden, watch the rain and trees waving in the wind and run around the house until he pants.

I had to leave him there as I am travelling soon but I will pick him up in two months. Now, the idea of separating them breaks my heart a lot. I offered to adopt the younger uncle but my dad is very attached to him so he's reluctant although he doesn't say it. I will never ever leave my cat there forever either.

Given my conditions - small apartment, living alone, traveling also alone and not being able to fly with two cats (parents and I live in different countries). It is logistically impossible.

I always thought that I was enough and was able to give enough attention and stimulation to my cat but after seeing him even happier, I am baffled.