For those who would like to look deeper in real life and share everyday activities with local people we will certainly find charming places in Uzbekistan and in other Republics of Central Asia.
There are all kinds of locations, not touristic ones, where immersion will be absolutely realistic. It is possible to stay in yurts with nomad families, in small villages in the mountains or deserts. You can join locals while harvesting, making felt carpets, taking care of animals or you can wander around the village and talk to local people about their life and dreams.
In Uzbekistan you can stay in small kishlak and see how life goes on in these places. In Turkmenistan you can stay with nomads in the desert or in the mountains, and learn how camels help people in their everyday life.
In Tajikistan in Pamir region there are small villages hidden amidst the amazingly beautiful Pamir mountains. There people breed granting-oxen and you may help them or learn more about these animals.
In Central Asia the contrast between modern towns and cities and small distant villages is still surprising. In some aspects life in these places seems to be frozen in time, you feel like getting back for ages, but modern satellite receivers or mobile phones and some other facilities confirm you are in the 21st century.
All of the places offered for home stay are definitely not a tourist show, but real people and their real life, which you can see and even participate as a most welcomed guest.