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Steve here. One thing that absolutely astounds us is that some families are bored when they come to Uralsk. It seems like we have always got something interesting to do, and I'm not sure how we're going to finish all of the things on our agenda. Tonight, Jen (ever the entertainer!) and I hosted dinner again. The Javines came over from across the hall, as well as Warren and another Peace Corps volunteer Bob. Bob is in charge of an international business center, which supports "Uralskis" (??) in starting up businesses. Jen made meatloaf and baked potatoes and it tasted just like home. (Except we never have meatloaf at home.) Our visits with Aidos today went fine. In the afternoon, he was very self-entertaining. He had a lot of fun, but he wasn't very interested in involving us. He must view us as "THOSE LARGE PEOPLE WHO BRING ME STUFF". Our other job is to provide him with a free pass to the toy room when we visit. We have done a little better with our communicating the last couple of days. We had thought that Aidos understands Russian, but we've gotten the same reactions out of him with Russian as with English. So now we're working on Kazak, which we know he understands. A few key Kazak phrases:
COME ON DOWN! You're the next contestant to play "The Price is Right"! Try to guess the prices of each of the following small and big-ticket items in Uralsk. Bonus points awarded for giving your answers in Tenge. Remember, you want to be as close to the actual retail price of the product without going over... (Answers are below)
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