Astana, Kazakhstan
A Place We Have Lived -2021 to 2023-
A Place We Have Lived -2021 to 2023-
I like that we live in the center of town and next to the large mosque. You can hear from the loud speakers their prayers which are said in a singing type voice. The people that say the prayers have to go to a school to learn how to read the prayers. Also not everyone is able to read prayers, they only pick the people that have learned it in the way that they want it to sound. I like that we live above a steak house that we go to once a month. There is usually no one in there, so the place always feels like it is just for us.
I love that we live near the center of the city and there is a huge park between where we live and where the Embassy is located. I love to walk to work in the mornings and smell the pine trees and feel peacefulness of the park. I love being able to see the mosque and hear the prayers. I enjoy the winters and how cold it is. The snow is the only place in the world that looks like fairy dust sparkles as it is snowing. The snow is fluffly and soft. I love our apartment and that we are on the top floor of the building and can see the city from our windows.
I really like a food place called Coffee Boom because it is very convienent and good food. My favorite dish is the spaghetti bolognese. I also like how walkable the city is. I like that if I want to go anywhere in the city, it is easy to navigate while walking. There are sidewalks and crosswalks everywhere allowing it to be accessible and safe. I like the mall because it has a bowling place.
I like the store called "Smalls" near us. I like it because it is close and gives me time to walk with my brother, Luke, and pick out fun things that we like or things my parents need. I like the weather out here. It is consistent in being cold when it is cold and hot when it is hot. I like that my mom's work is so close because there are times that my brothers and I can walk in the middle of the day and see her during work.
I like how all the architecture in the city is built like a monument. They have lights on all the buildings that change color throughout the night. I love that we live next to a grocery store and my brother and I can walk there almost everyday to pick out treats that we like. I love that our apartment complex has a basketball court and in the summer my dad and I get to play basketball after going to the gym.
