http://www.thelordalmaty.com Life in Kazakhstan Thu, 24 Dec 2009 09:34:09 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Sorry about my lack of blogging... I've been busy... but that means I have a lot to talk about. This is only part I of 3 blog entries that will explain what I have been up to. Stay tuned for Tales of a Falcon Prison, and Drunk Driving (Offroading) Across the ... http://www.thelordalmaty.com/?p=33 Sometimes I go into things expecting the worst. My experience with Beshbarmak confirmed my worst misgivings about the status of the Kazakh culinary arts. Othertimes, however, I am very pleasantly surprised. Today, I had to get my haircut. For those of you who have lived in a country where you speak ... http://www.thelordalmaty.com/?p=21 The Great Nation of the Republic of Kazakhstan is not at all like Borat but sometimes you have to wonder if Sascha Cohen could have made a funnier film if his wildly popular comedy were instead a documentary. Ask anyone on the street here how they feel about Borat and ... http://www.thelordalmaty.com/?p=3