When we returned to school in the afternoon, we waited for a student and his father. Sultan's father owned a beautiful cafe "The Black Cat" and had invited us to dinner, It was very nice and relaxing. It is so amazing how the Kazazh people open their homes and businesses to us. The table was filled with tons of food of course. They served their specialty dessert--cheesecake. Sultan's father is an official in the community and wears a pin to signal that status. They were excited that he got the chance to meet Americans and talk with them. His dad had been to the US before for his restaurant business. Tomorrow, he had a team that was going to Astana for a cooking competition. Good Luck! The restaurant reminded me of something we would visit in the US. After a few hours, his family dropped us off a the hotel.
The Internet connection has been very weak lately and it is hard to blog. I will probably upload pictures with I get back to Almaty. Monday was very long! It started at 7:00 in the morning and I got home about 10:00 at night. I taught many lessons to the students, and we visited a new experimental school. It was very large and beautiful. It is experimental because of some of the classes. They are teaching subjects in multiple languages. I attended a math class where students were solving math problems--explaining them in Kazakh and then explaining them in English. This was a 7th grade classroom. I believe this is how they are so much better at languages. They practice all three languages all the time in ALL classes! This school had a beautiful pool and had all grade levels of talented students. They performed dances and sang for us. All the schools we entered had museums in the schools. They honored their culture: famous people, leaders, athletes, and their independence. Also, plants are EVERYWHERE. They are also labeled so students will learn the names. When we returned to school in the afternoon, we waited for a student and his father. Sultan's father owned a beautiful cafe "The Black Cat" and had invited us to dinner, It was very nice and relaxing. It is so amazing how the Kazazh people open their homes and businesses to us. The table was filled with tons of food of course. They served their specialty dessert--cheesecake. Sultan's father is an official in the community and wears a pin to signal that status. They were excited that he got the chance to meet Americans and talk with them. His dad had been to the US before for his restaurant business. Tomorrow, he had a team that was going to Astana for a cooking competition. Good Luck! The restaurant reminded me of something we would visit in the US. After a few hours, his family dropped us off a the hotel.
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Alex Boland
4/17/2013 07:12:12 am
This looks really exotic compared to america.
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Kimberly Beasley
4/17/2013 08:49:10 am
You look like your having lots of fun there. The food looks so delicious! I hope the rest of your trip is great!
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Ben Jones
4/17/2013 09:22:23 am
These buildings look very interesting in terms of designs and sructures
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Caleb Olsson
4/17/2013 11:39:46 am
There are so many things to say! The students looked, by all definitions, smart in their school dress. The education looks amazing, too! There were things from computer labs to rec rooms and swimming pools. And that is not to mention the classrooms at all!! I am definitely impressed. Have fun there!
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ryan osborne
4/18/2013 07:05:36 am
That is really cool that they have a pool in the school! Also the food looks delicious!
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Gavinlum
4/18/2013 09:57:21 am
The dancing looks beautiful
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Julia White
4/18/2013 10:58:30 am
I love the artwork in some of the pictures listed under the text. They have a very unique style and I really like them.
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decker flamm
4/19/2013 03:57:24 am
The buldings in some of the pictures are really nice looking and exotic. I feel that they have just as good stuff there than in america.
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kenneth harbula
4/21/2013 06:09:55 am
It looks like they do alot of the same activities as us like swimming and playing an instrument. It looks like their food is very complex compared to our food
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Will Negron
4/21/2013 08:28:28 am
The artwork looked really cool. I wish I could draw like that.
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Carter Helmandollar
4/22/2013 10:32:07 am
The artwork looks absolutely amazing. Very colorful and unique.
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Gannon Chisholm
4/25/2013 10:59:45 pm
the schools in kaskstan start 7:00 and end at 10:00pm 17 hours of school and the artwork is very cool
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