April 5
Another cold, snowy-rainy day here in Taraz. It seems ironic we had so many warm days before they turned the heating system off. Now that it’s off, we’re getting snow. Oh well!
We stayed in the apartment most of the day, but did venture out around 1pm and walked over to Tsoom, then to Globus and Rasbeiva on a search for souvenirs. We know the best place to purchase them is over in Almaty, but the kids enjoy shopping for them and it gives us something to do. At Rasbeiva, we ran into Beth and Ken from Interlink. Always good to see some friendly faces who speak English!!
Lunch was hot dogs or samsa from the street vendor. I’ll miss the samsa, they’re really good. On the way back to the apartment, Vasya and I got brave and rode the elevator. We’ve found that weight plays a major role in the elevator’s functioning. 6 people equals too much weight, 2 or 3 people at a time and it seems to work perfectly. That also leaves witnesses who can go for help if it stops working!
Sara stopped by this evening with some games for us to borrow. We left the games we brought with us at the orphanage and she was kind enough to loan us some to help pass the time. We also watched "The Incredibles" in Russian, tomorrow night is "Home on the Range".
Still no passports, not sure when we’ll get them. At this point we know we won’t make our Sunday flight.
Wendy
Someday I hope to find out where all the dogs are going. There are several strays around here and every one of them appears to be on a tight schedule. There are 2 who show up at the building across the street every day at 7:00am sharp. They stay until around 10:00am and then they’re off for their next “appointment”. When we’re walking around town, we’ve noticed the dogs are always on a fast paced walk to what appears to be a predetermined destination. They don’t just meander around glancing here and there. They seem to follow a preset route and they’re always moving, quickly. They’ll get to a corner, make a sharp turn and follow that street, or suddenly turn down an alley. It’s amusing to watch.
We stayed in the apartment most of the day, but did venture out around 1pm and walked over to Tsoom, then to Globus and Rasbeiva on a search for souvenirs. We know the best place to purchase them is over in Almaty, but the kids enjoy shopping for them and it gives us something to do. At Rasbeiva, we ran into Beth and Ken from Interlink. Always good to see some friendly faces who speak English!!
Lunch was hot dogs or samsa from the street vendor. I’ll miss the samsa, they’re really good. On the way back to the apartment, Vasya and I got brave and rode the elevator. We’ve found that weight plays a major role in the elevator’s functioning. 6 people equals too much weight, 2 or 3 people at a time and it seems to work perfectly. That also leaves witnesses who can go for help if it stops working!
Sara stopped by this evening with some games for us to borrow. We left the games we brought with us at the orphanage and she was kind enough to loan us some to help pass the time. We also watched "The Incredibles" in Russian, tomorrow night is "Home on the Range".
Still no passports, not sure when we’ll get them. At this point we know we won’t make our Sunday flight.
Wendy
Someday I hope to find out where all the dogs are going. There are several strays around here and every one of them appears to be on a tight schedule. There are 2 who show up at the building across the street every day at 7:00am sharp. They stay until around 10:00am and then they’re off for their next “appointment”. When we’re walking around town, we’ve noticed the dogs are always on a fast paced walk to what appears to be a predetermined destination. They don’t just meander around glancing here and there. They seem to follow a preset route and they’re always moving, quickly. They’ll get to a corner, make a sharp turn and follow that street, or suddenly turn down an alley. It’s amusing to watch.
posted by The Petersons at 8:51 PM
1 Comments:
What is samsa? will this be on the camping menu? Moms has been talking about camping and I havn't got over winter yet.
As for that elevator, I think it needs a quart of 3 & 1 oil at various place, especially around the door slides. Also you might want to carry a crow-bar with you.
I seen you mention tea but i did not see soda, what do you have for a cold drink, besides water?
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