Shymkent, Kazakhstan, October 2009
Ellen and the family we met in Shymkent: Zhenya, her husband Damir, and his mother Alfiya.
Montessori school in Shymkent, where Zhenya teaches. It is the only Montessori school in Kazakhstan.
Shymkent street.
Waiting....
Apartment building in Shymkent. We saw building with wall murals in all the cities we were in.
Ellen and Ron in Shymkent.
High rise apartment buildings in Shymkent.
Almost-completed ice arena in Shymkent.
World War II memorial in a Shymkent park. Damir is on top, taking a photo of us.
Ellen and the family we met in Shymkent: Zhenya, her husband Damir, and his mother Alfiya.
Montessori school in Shymkent, where Zhenya teaches. It is the only Montessori school in Kazakhstan.
Shymkent street.
Waiting....
Apartment building in Shymkent. We saw building with wall murals in all the cities we were in.
Ellen and Ron in Shymkent.
High rise apartment buildings in Shymkent.
Almost-completed ice arena in Shymkent.
World War II memorial in a Shymkent park. Damir is on top, taking a photo of us.