Updates on life in Astana

Aug 29 Sunday- School started on Thursday. We had a half a day of school on Thursday. After all the kids left, Yulia told me us that our landlady was going to sell our apartment and we would have to move. We spent the rest of the afternoon looking at new apartments. We'll look at a couple of more apartments this week and probably move soon. In other news, Nina talked to Tim Friday after school and told him she only wanted to work part time. He said that would work; next week we will hire another HS art teacher and Nina will only have to teach the 7 YO class until 12:30 pm, then she will be able to go home to Sadie. Yesterday, Nina and Mom went to the outdoor market. There was not much there except plastic junk. Don't think we will be going out there very often. Today we went to the oceanarium. It is over 3000 KM from the ocean; the farthest oceanarium from the sea in the world.









Sadie eating in her new High Chair





The rainbow bridge over the river; at night it is lit up with many colors.

Lunch during the first full staff day; all of the staff kids like watching Sadie

Eating breakfast with Sadie in the morning can be a challenge. She likes to pick the strawberries out of my cereal.











The Triumph at night; Sadie helping us shop; Nina with a can of horse meat




































Sadie likes the playground inside the big tent and riding her bike.