Renaissance Aktau

The early start I hope for does not materialise. I have tea at Nikolai's. I say goodbye to him. I say goodbye to Nikolai II. I go to Astana Motors and say goodbye to Sasha and Assel and I am finally on my way at midday. I feel a strange reluctance to leave. After a week I feel I have put some roots down. I have made so many new friends here. It feels like starting ...

... to avoid a particular delicacy- eyeball stew. We were very relieved to have been recommended the Johnny Walker Cafe in town tonight.....at least we didn't succumb to the Fish and Chips!!!

Tues.16th Jun. Karaganda.
A young student/taxi driver we met yesterday when we needed directions, became our guide for five hours today. His name is Nurbek, 20 years of age and keen to practice his English. We decided to ...

Hello! Right, last time I spoke to you I was in Baku hoping to catch a ship across the caspian sea to Kazbakhstan....well the next day tim went down to the port at 8am, they said tickets would be on sale at 9am, it then moved to 12pm, then 4pm!!!! We were wondering round town trying to get supplies for our trip across the sea! Tim, god bless him, waited around all day ...

Um ein paar Dinge bezüglich der Neuorganisierung unserer Gesellschaft zu besprechen ging's noch mal einen Tag nach Astana. Die schwierigsten Entscheidungen werden offensichtlich auf den Gebieten fallen, von denen man es nicht unbedingt erwartet hätte. Umsatz, Kostenverteilung, Gewinn, über das alles wurde nicht so lange diskutiert wie über: - Die Jobbezeichnungen auf den Visitenkarten. - Die Business Class ...

Ok, I haven't written a real blog entry in ages... years even. So, here's an update. History 1999 to 2008 1999 Graduated from Acadia University with my BEd. Went to Hall Beach, Nunavut to teach middle school at Arnaqjuaq School. Life in Hall Beach definitely had it's ups and downs, but I look back at it with mostly fond memories. Sadly I've lost contact with most of the people from that part of my life. 2001 Left Hall Beach to teach in Iqaluit, at Inuksuk High ...

Hem entrat a l Asia Central per la ratera del Caspi, amb borratxera de vodka a bord, en homenatge eslavic ( mala idea per cert). El port d arribada, Aktau, l hem vist passar per les finestres del bus com una desfilada de robustos edifices sovietics, molt poc poblats, a primera hora, de robustos personatges kazacs. Aquest mar dols, amb regust a petroli, ha dilluit els caucasics de barres fortes i faccions dures i els petro colls de camisa, que ...

Il "buran" e' il nome che danno i kazaki alle tempeste di neve con venti fortissimi (ad es. questa volta soffiavano a 150 km/h). Qua ad Atyrau non capita di imbattersi nei "buran", ma, ad esempio, i miei colleghi ad Astana devono starci bene attenti. Bisogna sempre contattare la polizia per chiedere se c'e ...