Volume One bud Corey James Hilber is currently residing in Kyrgyzstan, where he’s been hanging out with an issue of V1. He says …

“Both of [these pictures] were in Kant, Kyrgyzstan. They were actually in smaller towns around Kant, but Kant will actually find its way onto maps. The Yurt one [above] is of me and my language teacher Temirlan Batyrkanov. His first name is that of a famous warrior and his last name means hero-king in Kyrgyz. He is badass, or at least his name is. In that pic, I am not wearing the kalpak hat properly. I did not fold the bottom part up. Don’t tell anyone. The Lenin pic [right, click for a biggie] needs no explanation.”

Thanks, Corey!