Oct 27 - Mary
We had a wonderful visit with Zarina today. Then we had a special treat of dinner at the Almaty restaurant with all the WPA families and Suzanne Scholten from the Peace Corps. She also brought along her assistant.
"You ordered what?!"
Sholpan is a sweetheart. I’m afraid Alex now has a crush on her. He kept asking when we would see her again. We enjoyed the Kazakh traditional meal of Besbarmak. It was very good and the company was even better. After the meal we all walked back to our apartments. Uralsk is beautiful at night with many building decorated with ‘holiday’ lights.
I would highly recommend getting the welcome package from the Peace Corp. The proceed go to Zhas Dauren, the orphanage for the older kids. You get a book on Facts about Kazakhstan, a small picture book of the historical buildings and sights in Uralsk which includes a map of Uralsk, translated menus of a few restaurants, and several recipes of Kazakh traditional food. Suzanne also sets you up with 60 liters of water and to top it all off you get a souvenir gift. You can also get an internet package through her.
Oblest or Regional Government offices
Museum of Kazakhstan History
On Saturday we all bought tickets to attend a chamber music performance at the new Kazakh Drama Theatre. We look forward to it.
posted by Mary @ 11:29 PM
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