Yes, it’s still June in Kazakhstan.

You would never know it by looking at the way Sophia was dressed but today is June 25. She had two on two t-shirts, a fleece shirt, a jacket, the heavy outer coat, two hats, a pair of footed flannel pants, a heavy pair of pants and two pair of socks when we arrived. We would hate to see what she would have had on if it was winter. The temperature here did drop some over the last couple of days but for goodness sake it’s not like it’s freezing. I think the current temp is 66° F. Once we shed some layers off the munchkin we had a good visit but once again she seemed tired. When we arrived today Sophia was the only child out 8 in her group not taking a nap. She was just a dancing little girl today. She likes to stand and bounce up and down. She really seems to like music.

We were told that the locals average pay here is about $250 a month. We couldn’t believe this was accurate so we asked our second translator and she too said it was correct. We just don’t know how they do it. The people here dress like there is no tomorrow. It seems like everyone is into fashion and try to copy the high dollar models. We thought that it must just be the above average workers but even the people who live where we are staying and riding the bus with us dress for success. This is not a complaint from me but the women wear the highest heals and shortest skirts that we have ever seen. Even the men dress with some flash.