Casey Michel graduated from Rice University in 2010 and served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Northern Kazakhstan from March-November 2011. His writing has appeared in Sports Illustrated and Slam, but his abiding interests have now transitioned from sports to Central Asia.
Casey has written 3 articles at Registan.
by Casey_Michel
I don’t want to spend too much time dissecting Mitt Romney’s war-path to the presidency — the one that’s tarred anything he’s touched, and dropped his unfavorability numbers to record lows — because A) I’d hate to alienate any secret Romneycons among my friends, and B) while I do have enough time, I’d rather spend it transcribing [...]
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by Casey_Michel
Over the last few days, there’s been an ongoing debate on my Facebook wall as to the merits of the OSCE’s criticisms that came out following Kazakhstan’s recent Majlis election. After I posted Nazarbayev’s response to the criticisms – that is, his refusal to allow future critical monitors into his nation – a series of Kazakhstani friends came out in [...]
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by Casey_Michel
One of the most unexpected aspects of living among the Kazakhstanis was the nationals’ focus on physical appearance. Indeed, Kazakhstanis are as preoccupied with a manicured appearance as any group I’ve ever known. That’s not to say that they sought only Tom Ford and Louis Vuitton – though their knockoffs were certainly popular – but, [...]
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