kazakhstan

Welcoming SPW

Kazakhstan adoption journey of Nan and Jim in Boston

Happy Nauryz!

Nauryz musical

It's Nauryz (New Year) in Kazakhstan. Pass the Karagandinskoe beer and put another shashlik (kebab) on the barby.

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Listen: The Magic of Nomads

kylkobyzAfter reading "The Kazakh Orchestra" to my daughter a few too many times, I searched the web for "kylkobyz," "jetigen" and "shankobyz" and found a Kazakh musical group from Astana called "The Magic of Nomads." I e-mailed them to inquire about getting a copy of their album, which they recorded at Abbey Road Studio in 2008.

The Ball Pit

Zhanna, Sabina, Morgan at Delphin
Zhanna, Sabina, Morgan at Delphin.

Hi from Kazakhstan

Robbie's 43rd birthday present: Here's one of our first pics with M., age 7 months, at the Delphin Baby House in Kostanay.

'Lamb Ladies' respond to 'Lettuce Ladies' in Kaz

Kazakh ‘Lamb Ladies’ Respond to British ‘Lettuce Ladies’ with Gusto

Two Kazakh models, Assel and Aliya, staged a counter-demonstration on Almaty’s main square on Independence Day calling on their compatriots to reject calls from foreigners to go vegetarian and continue eating meat.

'Lettuce Ladies' protest meat in Almaty, Kaz.

Freezing Animal Rights Campaigners in Almaty

Chilly Vegetarians by tienshan

Michael Steen of Reuters reported an odd happening on Almaty Square: two British animal rights campaigners wearing bikinis made of lettuce leaves urged people of Kazakhstan to stop eating horses and go vegetarian in a freezing -8 °C in Almaty.

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