I had a nice time this week taking out Oliver, Ocean, and Oliver’s girlfriend Nicole. Nadia joined us earlier this week as we went to the Loft Cafe for burgers and fries. It was funny that we tried twice to have Indian food at the Curry House, and both times they were closed. Last night I took them shopping at Korzinka Supermarket. I always made a rule when they were little, that they get one “treat” each when we go grocery shopping. Even though they are 18 and 16, they still ask for that one treat still! Oliver and Ocean are masters at fudging the 1 treat rule and they sneak in a bit more.
It was the first day of school in Uzbekistan on Monday this week. They still follow the Russian traditions of bringing flowers to the teacher starting on the first Monday in September. Above you can see a mom with her daughter on the way to one of the local public schools. We live between two schools, one at each end of our block. The first-day tradition is to have the oldest and youngest students of the school “ring the bell” to kick off the school year.
I also had a nice plov lunch on Monday. We went to the Dunyo Restaurant. The business office staff invited me and our consultant, Jon. I love the camaraderie and good food and it is a fantastic cultural experience for people new to Uzbekistan. We had the Kashkadarya plov, which has horse sausage on top and brown oil. Delicious!
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