Today we cannot visit Akerka because the baby house is closed on Sunday. Tasha fixed scrambled eggs for breakfast. We have coffee at a local cafe. The cafe serves light dinners and also has a bakery. The cookies are good. After coffee we walk around the town. We visited a park that has a big statue of a local hero on a camel. Local wedding parties drive around the statue 2 times for good luck.
We stop by the local bazaar. It is crowded with a lot of pushing and shoving. I think of a bazaar as a poor man's outdoor mall. You can buy almost anything. Today it appears most of the people were buying back-to-school clothes for their kids.
In the afternoon we meet up with Karen Welsh and a Peace Corps member from MA. I mentioned Karen in yesterday's blog. Like Tasha, she is in the adoption process. The Peace Corps member is named Cho and he has spent 2 years in Qyzylorda. Cho was able to answer a lot of questions regarding the area. When we visited a Russian church he was able to explain the Russian influence in Qyzylorda. It was very hot today and the area reminds me of Tucson, not a blade of grass to be found.
This evening we visit an American family. Mike, Lisa and their four children have been living in Qyzylorda for about 8 years. Mike works for a private non-profit that works with local agencies to develop clean water. He is a graduate of Oregon State with a degree in hydro geology. The children are home schooled. Lisa is the teacher. The family all speak Kazakhstan. We had pizza for dinner and enjoyed talking with the family. Tasha had brought some books that they wanted from the USA.
Ossineke, MI this date in 1938. It was Monday and GG noted that it was cool in the morning and warm in the afternoon. He said they all went to the garden and picked 2 bushel of corn. He gave 1/2 bushel, husked, to Laura because she was having company over for dinner. GG drove to Alpena to get some abstract business done.
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