Our Trip To The Bazar

We went to the bazar today, which is a cross between a flea market and a Wal-Mart disturbation open air center (if there was such a thing). They had everything from meat, produce, baked goods, socks, underwear, fabric, blankets, winter coats,shoes, DVD’s, just everything you could ever want. It was isle after isle of stuff crammed into the bazar. The good thing was our coordinator took us , so it was easy for us to shop. We told her what we wanted to purchase and she took us to those items, otherwise we would have been there for days!

There was a very sweet old Kazakhstan woman who made the most beautfiul shaws . She was in her late 70’s and we must have been the first American’s she had ever seen. We commented that we had such fair skin and then asked if it really took 14 hours over the ocean to get to Kazakhstan. We later went back to her and purchased a shaw for 1,800teng or about $15. After I gave her the money she held my hand and said bless you and have a safe journey. She was what you think of when you think of the older women in Kazakhstan. Looking back we should have taken her picture.