On Thursday, November 29, Guychgeldi Sytdykov gave a speech about his home country, Turkmenistan, to a crowd of around forty students, faculty, and parents. CCHS is one of few – if not the only – schools in the United States to have a sister-school relationship with Turkmenistan, a country most Americans know very little...
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My entire life was just the typical life of a Turkmen, until I came to the USA. I was absolutely surprised at the life of American people. Turkmen people are used to living in apartments, and when comparing my country with the USA, everything is totally different: knowledge, perspectives, lives, education, and culture. First,...
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A Turkmen exchange student’s reflection on experiencing Thanksgiving as a foreigner. For some people, the Thanksgiving holiday is more important than any other. I have found that if people have to live in a foreign country, it is often the only way for everyone to gather together and feel at home. This holiday makes...
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For the third year in a row, Concord-Carlisle High School continues its unique program of hosting students from its sister school in Turkmenistan. At the beginning of the school year, CC welcomed Gozelsha Shatlyyeva and Myrat Meterov, two students from the town of Balkanabat, Turkmenistan. While exchanges to countries like France and Germany are virtually...
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Few high schools may claim involvement in international diplomacy, yet since April 2008, Concord-Carlisle High School (CCHS) has fostered a relationship with Turkmenistan in conjunction with the U.S. State Department. The project has consisted of Turkmen exchange students attending CCHS, as well faculty trips to the Central Asian country, including one by CCHS teachers...
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