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The article presents the discussion on visiting the Fergana Valley. Topics include journey to the valley being a four-hour drive through a pass in the Kuraminskiy Khrebet mountain range; showing grand exchange of gifts including vases and plates, spices, textiles, and heavy books; and school kids learning about the important export at the museum right next to dioramas of local animals.

The article presents information on the statue of Soviet leader Vladimir Lenin curated at the Gruto Parkas in Lithuania and mentions that sculpture garden is dedicated to preserving and displaying unwanted, and memorabilia from the days of the Soviet Socialist Republic of Lithuania.

A personal narrative is presented which explores the author's experience of being an American consular officer in Chennai, India.

A photograph which shows the Taj Mahal in Agra, India is presented.