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1997

My First Kazakh Host Family – Peace Corps Kazakhstan

Tuesday, February 5, 2013 By kevmille

My First Kazakh Host Family

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 were after I left.  We lost touch in 1999 when I left Kazakhstan. … [Read more...] about My First Kazakh Host Family – Peace Corps Kazakhstan

Kapchagai, Kazakhstan (1997)

Monday, February 4, 2013 By kevmille

Kapchagai, Kazakhstan

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 that time. :-) … [Read more...] about Kapchagai, Kazakhstan (1997)

Karatau Lyceum in Winter

Thursday, December 29, 2011 By kevmille

Karatau Lyceum in Winter - Karatau, Kazakhstan

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. … [Read more...] about Karatau Lyceum in Winter

Welcome to Karatau

Tuesday, December 6, 2011 By kevmille

Karatau, Kazakhstan

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, you will most likely see this image.  Most people just do not realize that I took the photo.  I still got the negatives in the US. :-) … [Read more...] about Welcome to Karatau

Karatau Mosque – 1997

Saturday, December 3, 2011 By kevmille

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 replace the smaller older one.  Unfortunately, roughly a year before I came to Karatau, money ran out for the project.  It was never completed. In 1998, with money from the local community, the Muslims closed … [Read more...] about Karatau Mosque – 1997

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