In the spring of 2009 we flew half way around the world to adopt a little girl in the city of Petropavlovsk in northern Kazakhstan. This blog chronicles our experiences in bringing her home. We wrote it both to keep those at home up to date on our progress and also to provide help and perspective to those who might follow behind us on the same adventure. Hopefully it accomplishes both goals.
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This Borat thing might have some truth behind it
Posted on April 6th, 2009 No commentsWhen the movie Borat first came out I pretty much assumed that it was based on a made up version of Kazakhstan. Even though I’ve never actually seen the movie, even the trailer was so over the top that there was no way that it was real.
I spotted this poster on a shop today here in Petropavlovsk so now I’m not so sure…(in all seriousness I haven’t seen a single person wearing one of these since we arrived…so I doubt the shop has a lot of customers for them)
The Real Kazakhstan
The Theoretical Kazakhstan aka Borat
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Signs of the Apocalypse
Posted on April 6th, 2009 No commentsIf it wasn’t enough that Kazakhstan runs on instant coffee, today I spotted instant Espresso in a grocery store.
If this isn’t a sign of the Apocalyse I’m not sure what is. Granted if you’ve ever had a coffee at a gas station pretty much anyplace in the US, instant Espresso likely tastes like heaven in comparison.