Beth, Ken, and I spent the weekend in Shymkent. It was a good chance to get away for the weekend. The roads were a bit slick, but we returned safely despite the buses and 16 wheelers racing past us. We had fun playing games, watching movies, and just hanging out with friends. We also had the opportunity to go to an expat Christmas party. There were about 30 adults and 15 children at the party, which is just a bit more than the 3 people we usually gather with.
On our return trip we stopped at a small orphanage that we work with in Vanofka. Some children in the States earned money and sent it to us to do something special for the children. We were able to purchase some wonderful New Year's gifts (including remote control cars, games, dolls, a doll castle, etc). We allowed them to open some of the gifts during our visit on Monday. It was fun to see their reaction when they knew that these gifts were given to them from a group of children their age! We had fun playing with them.
At the office, we are having fun being Santa Claus (he comes at New Year's here). It is fun going to the store and picking out toys that we know the children will enjoy.
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