This is the first part of a reportage-style book on the population of Song-Kol. Song-Kol is an altitude lake in Kyrgyzstan where the conditions are very harsh and hence is populated by nomads only three months a year.  Yurts, herds of goats, and horses dot the shore of the lake. The place is isolated because surrounded by high peaks, giving a feeling of intimacy and privacy that I have tried to capture in this first part of the book.