Comments for Tales from KZ

Comment on Redefining Global Jewish Peoplehood by Matt

Matt — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 08:38:08 +0000

Hello,

I find your call for redefining global Jewish peoplehood very relevant. I have come to similar conclusions myself. I am a Jew of diverse heritage and I’m also a Peace Corps applicant nominated to Central Asia. Needless to say, I find your blog fascinating.

The prospect of landing an assignment in a largely Muslim state has been something of a concern for me. I’m not sure, though, how rational my state of worry is. I like to have faith in people and your words are definitely reassuring. What advice would you have for a Jewish PC applicant? Does anything stand out from your time in Kazakhstan?

Comment on Appropriate it’s based in Turkmenistan by wizardofthekz

wizardofthekz — Sat, 04 Dec 2010 05:36:45 +0000

we have the same theme on wordpress! andreas o4! =)

Comment on SMS Kazakhstan by Danclads Lins de Andrade

Danclads Lins de Andrade — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 16:41:40 +0000

From what you describe, I imagine the reality of Kazakhstan. A country rich in history and beauty.

Comment on Все Актобе by Куралай

Куралай — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 06:46:02 +0000

Перри, очень трогающий рассказ. Читая каждую строку, я словно испытала все твои переживания на себе. Я буду рада увидеться с тобой снова. Куралай, Астана.

Comment on SMS Kazakhstan by Eric Hatch

Eric Hatch — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:20:14 +0000

Hilarious (except for the “censored” poop comment). I sometimes wonder about Kazakhstan’s reality. It’s a rich place for history, but goodness! It’s also got to be a rough place to be during the winter.

God bless you! I will try to reach out to you more. I am very interested in Central Asia, and the person-to-person contact with an American/English speaker is golden to me!

From Eric Hatch of Maryland, father of two, husband of one, owner of 1/2 an Event Marketing business

Comment on Winter is a State of Mind and Quality of the Air by Eliahu

Eliahu — Mon, 18 May 2009 17:56:01 +0000

I was very glad to take part at the Seder in Aktobe – it was really Great! A lot of thanks to reb-Yankev and to you and to all jews Aktobe for good and an open heart!

Comment on Aktobe Today: The Russians (and Kazakhstanis) are Coming! by Vika

Vika — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 22:46:48 +0000

Скажите как вам удается писать такие интересные тексты?

Comment on Tricky Horses, Painful Realities, and Happy Riding by Bookmarks about Horses

Bookmarks about Horses — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 10:00:07 +0000

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Comment on Faster Faster Faster!! by Artem

Artem — Tue, 06 May 2008 18:19:09 +0000

U havn’t told anything about how u spent ur time parting )
Nice articles, Perry anyway!!!

Comment on 10 09 07 by Genice Jacobs

Genice Jacobs — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 00:55:19 +0000

Hi Perry,

I just posted this note to Jeff’s blog and thought I would contact you as well. I would love to hear any feedback or ideas you have regarding my interest in collecting stories and interviews with Kazakhstani’s for the benefit of children and families with children adopted from Kazakhstan.

I live in Oakland, CA and my daughter Jiana was adopted from Kazakhstan (Ecik baby house near Almaty in 2004). She was 8 months old at the time and 3 1/2 now. (see below for a link to our full story).

Before our adoption, I spent a lot of time online trying to glean insight into the culture of Kazakhstan. But, as you’ve probably discovered too, there isn’t a whole lot available in English about day to day live of Kazakhs and Kazakhstanis. This is a huge missing gap for the tens of thousands of families with children from Kazakhstan in English speaking countries.

I’ve recently been ponding the possibilities of starting a blog or wiki as a means to collect stories/interviews of people thoughout Kazakhstan conducted by Peace Corp volunteers. My ultimate purpose is to help children adopted from Kazakhstan increase their awareness about their heritage, enable them to understand their past and feel pride and confidence in themselves. More immediately, I hope to give families and parents of children adopted from Kazakhstan more context for the lives their children came from and to raise awareness of culture and societal values.

I was wondering what you thought about this idea and if you would be willing to help me promote this project among the current class of Peace Corp volunteers in Kazakhstan.

Thanks for considering.

Genice Jacobs
genice@profluence.net

For a bit about Jiana and my story, here’s a link to my story/blog on Tango Diva.
http://www.tangodiva.com/index.php?page=features&j=1&cat=4&story_id=000336