Walking it Off

I'm not gonna lie to you - I had a bad day. I'm feeling pretty low. So I couldn't just sit around my house and wallow in self-pity (because I ran out of tissues... and therefore I had to keep myself from crying somehow). So I went out for a walk around the village and to take a few photos. And now here they are for your viewing pleasure! I realize this was a bad day to finally take some pictures since it was snowing and yucky, but... better than nothing!

So this first one the field I cut through to get from my house to the village center. My house is behind the tree on the left.

This is our playground. In the back of the picture, to the left, is our Akimat (town hall) and on the right, the pink building, is the Kazakh school. So, looks like a fun playground, doesn't it? Tetanus just waiting to happen.

But don't worry, cause just to the right of me.... Lenon is there, to watch over and protect our little ones.

And then a bus came by!! So I hopped on and went into the city. Here are some pictures of a monument to... WWII, I think. There are a lot of them in this city and I forget which is which! But it's my favorite one in the city.

So there are all these names of cities on the big red plaques, through this street, and at the end is that big star. It's kind of hard to see through the snow, so I'll have to go back for a better picture in the sum-sum-summertime.

I liked this one, with the snow on the guy's shoulders and cape. Someone had placed a wreath at his feet. I thought that was a nice gesture. And in front of him in the star/circle there is a fire burning, albeit dimly today.

And here is the blue mosque. It's at the end of the street with all the city names. I wanted to get a picture of the mosque in my village today, too, but there was a car blocking the cool Arabic lettering in front. So, that's a task for another day.

Ok that's all! I hope you enjoyed a look at my snowy day in Kazakhstan. Now leave me a comment and make me feel loved. Do it! Now! Please? Ok, thanks.