We stayed the longest for two months Our living conditions were better than theirs. We still did not have showers. But we managed by warming up water every night. While Uzbekistan grapples with its economic problems, it is likely tat university students will continue to be trucked out to the fields each fall. Althogh using cotton gins may be a cost-effective way to harvest the crop, introducing machines may fray the social fiber of the country.
Cotton picking somehow unites the nation.