Tag: 1997

  • My First Kazakh Host Family - Peace Corps Kazakhstan

    This was my first Kazakh host family during my Peace Corps training in Kapchagai, Kazakhstan. Unfortunately I only spent a couple months with them so I forgot who they…

  • Kapchagai, Kazakhstan (1997)

    Here is a photo from memory lane. I am with my Kazakh host sister in Kapchagai, Kazakhstan, during my Peace Corps Pre-Service Training. Amazing, look how skinny I was at…

  • Karatau Lyceum in Winter

    This was my first winter in Karatau, Kazakhstan. It was quite cold, we got a lot of snow. Still, it was so beautiful. I miss the Kazakh winters.

  • Welcome to Karatau

    I took a picture of this sign in 1997. It was first uploaded unto one of my old websites in 2000. Now, if there is any site or social network page focusing on Karatau…

  • Karatau Mosque - 1997

    When I lived in Karatau, Kazakhstan, as a Peace Corps Volunteer, there were two mosques in the town. With Saudi funding, the townspeople started to build a new mosque to…

  • A Cold Christmas (1997)

    Winter, 1997, in Karatau, Kazakhstan, was the coldest I ever experienced in my life. I was at my Peace Corps site for just a little over two months when winter struck…

  • Riskul

    This picture was one that surprised me when I saw it in the US. It nearly brought tears to my eyes. If you look at the photo below, look at the girl to the farthest…