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Zhamilya's Grandfather Disabled but Much Loved!
This story began in 1941. It was the Second World War. Somewhere in Russia was a small village. The war had just begun. All the men went to the Front. Only women, children and old men stayed. Everybod… more →
Kazakhnomad's Blog: A Westerner's View of Kazakhstan
Yerzhan's Grandparents and Battle Statistics
kazaknomad wrote 3 weeks ago: The generation of our grandparents lived during heavy times. Their families were pursued by repressi … more →
Madina's Ethnically Mixed Family Background
kazaknomad wrote 3 weeks ago: I am mixed. My father is Kazakh and mother is half – Russian and half – German. My father’s father … more →
Final Advice from Mukan's Grandparents
kazaknomad wrote 1 month ago: First of all, I want to say that I’m very happy guy, because both of my grandparents are still ali … more →
Soviet Postcard "Leftovers"
kazaknomad wrote 1 month ago: This past month of May blogging I’ve gotten some mileage from all the scanning I did of 50 yea … more →
Columbine flowers and "Sensitivity" by C.S. Lewis
kazaknomad wrote 1 month ago: This photo is of two former Kazakh students of mine who just arrived in New York to do a Work and Tr … more →
Russian Handwriting and Stamp Side of Soviet Postcards
kazaknomad wrote 1 month ago: In earlier posts this past month I’ve been showcasing the Soviet Postcards from 40-50 years ag … more →
Our University's Graduation Ceremony for 2009
kazaknomad wrote 1 month ago: The distinguished faculty and administrators processed in, the Kazakh students walked across the sta … more →
Raining cats and dogs Roses Art on Soviet Postcards
kazaknomad wrote 1 month ago: Busy time for us teaching professionals before graduation at our university this weekend. We have t … more →
Happy Kazakh Teachers at my University
kazaknomad wrote 1 month ago: Last week we had a seminar where about 20 teachers gathered to hear my talk about TESOL 2009 in Denv … more →
Photos of AIWC Spring Fair Entertainment
kazaknomad wrote 1 month ago: I believe many people enjoyed the AIWC Spring Fair on Saturday. Despite the fact that it had to be … more →
More Soviet 50 year old postcards and "What makes a good teacher?"
kazaknomad wrote 1 month ago: According to my Kazakhstani colleagues, “what makes a good teacher?” the answers are ver … more →
CALL and 50 year old Soviet postcards
kazaknomad wrote 1 month ago: Yesterday at a workshop I conducted about the upcoming TESOL 2010 in Boston, I had the 20 or more Ka … more →
Max Petroleum to Continue Work in Kazakhstan
RADA LLC wrote 1 month ago: Oil and gas explorer Max Petroleum Plc announced that Kazakhstan’s energy ministry had extende … more →
Happy Mother's Day in Almaty
kazaknomad wrote 1 month ago: Fun Sunday which ended nicely with a walk through the President’s park full of blooming lilacs … more →
Photos of Victory Day (Part II)
kazaknomad wrote 1 month ago: More photos from yesterday’s Victory Day celebration of giving appreciation to WWII (Great Pat … more →
Photos of Victory Day Celebration in Almaty
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kazaknomad wrote 1 month ago: The president put out a proclamation about the annual Victory Day celebration on one of the billboar … more →
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