Nov 1-2
We heard Zarina cry for the first time today. Alex walked her to the far side of the music room right up to Masha, our part-time interpreter, when Zarina noticed that I was nowhere near her she let out a howl. I ran and swooped her up and she gave me a look as if to say “Don’t do that again, Mama!” followed by a big semi toothless smile. Breakthrough!
We are having a lot of fun here in Uralsk. Larry has discovered several great cookies and Russian beer. I’ve found great Russian chocolate and chocolate butter! Alex loves the meat and cabbage filled buns. He has also found ice cream on a stick that he is crazy about. It is strawberry flavored, colored pink and pale green and sprinkled with pop rocks. I was hoping to loose weight here—Fat chance now!
This is chicken-filled bread. You can also get meat and onions- or potato-filled. It's very tasty and makes for a qcuick meal (they cost about 50 cents each).
The only thing you can’t get here is a big leafy salad. Otherwise, the stores have everything. I even found “American” pre-sliced cheese so in a crunch with a béchamel sauce you could make mac and cheese for any finicky kids.
posted by Mary @ 8:11 PM
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