Nov 11
We went to our first restaurant with Zarina today. The Burnetts with baby Mckenna are coming along too. Suzanne Scholten from the Peace Corps recommended a place translated as the Kid’s Café which has food for grownups and a playroom for the kids. It is kind of like a very small Chuckie Cheese. Alex had a good time but I think Zarina may have been a tad overwhelmed since she was unusually quiet. She ended up falling asleep near the end of our meal which worked out perfectly for us. The only drawback to this place was that they did not have a menu in English but Suzanne sweetly offered to come over to help us order. We got to meet Terry, another Peace Corps worker. He lives in an apartment right above the restaurant. All these Peace Corps workers are such fine young kids. They are so generous with their help. Please future visitors to Uralsk look them up and treat them and yourselves to some dinners out.
Lillian and Craig said that they get quite a few rude stares when they go out with Mckenna. We have not seemed to experience that so much. I think the key element is having a nine year old with a penguin hat to divert the attention.
It’s gotta be the hat – we’ve noticed lots of people gawking and having a laugh. We’ve even noticed some kids pointing it out to their parents and call it a pigeon ('Gooloobee' in Russian) and then get corrected. In Russian it’s pronounced 'Pinguin' (go figure).
Zarina and Mckenna on a play date. Mckenna is very cute and easy going and should be quite the heartbreaker when she gets a bit older.
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