One of the reasons Alexander was in Tajikistan aside from his scholarly interest in the region, was because like all TAs his contract ran out in April and he had to provide income for his family over the summer. 
Moja ya sababu Alexander alikuwa nchini Tajikistan mbali na maslahi yake kitaalamu katika eneo hilo, ilikuwa kwa sababu mkataba wake ulikwisha mwezi Aprili na alihitaji kufanya kazi kujiongezea kipato kwa ajili ya familia yake wakati wa msimu wa kiangazi.