Did you brave the 50 plus hour bus ride to Olgii? Did you manage to negotiate your way past the ticket wielding eagle festival gate keeper, convincing him that despite the fact that you are white, you aren't actually rich? Did you brave golden eagle filled skies, Kazakhs wrestling over wolf hides horseback, and aggressive Kazakh crafts saleswomen in order to take a few pictures of eagles and eagle hunters, to maybe get a picture of you holding an eagle? Then you deserve a PCMB Eagle Festival badge!

Out of the dozens of Peace Corps volunteers who swore months ago that they would 'for sure' be at the eagle fest (followed by tons of 'trust me bro' s and 'oh no doubt, fo' sho' s), you were one of the few that actually made it. Congratulations, you rock.