ShareIt is their secret olympic weapon. The Kazakh athletes brings horsemeat to the olympic games. They ship sausages specially to the British capital for the occasion. It’s the diet of the kazakh team (!). Beshbarmak, is their national food, made of … Continue reading
ShareHa ha, this is incredible. A kazakh student was busted cheating on a test to be accepted for a University in Kazakhstan. With 11 meters of cheating papers!! And the student managed to smuggle it into the classroom even though … Continue reading
ShareI still enter this kazakh bubble from time to time, and it feels like a small adventure again. Fun and weird. But I get very excited. Like yesterday. I met Zhaiya Coco, my only kazakh friend in Oslo. She finish … Continue reading
Shareyoufaze.uz – the new social network in Uzbekistan. Seems familiar? Not very innovative. I mean, they could at least used another blue-scaled color. I found this in a news article, where the founder admits that «at first glance» it might look … Continue reading
ShareOkay, I know I am in my Russian bubble these days working on my master thesis (yes, about Russia). But you should see this. I found an article asking «Who will Putin 3.0 turn out to be?» And here are … Continue reading
ShareThis is what we see from Russia in Norway – Putin showing off on the ice. And this is what we don’t see from Russia in Norway – the great number of people protesting in the streets of Moscow. And … Continue reading
ShareJupp, no kidding. Just look at this, alien-gathering? So, we were out on our premiere tour with Rickard’s motorcycle for the summer, and were just about to end with a view of the sunset from Vettakollen near Holmenkollen. The guy … Continue reading
ShareLook at this. Norwegian prison versus KIMEP dorms. Striking. This is where I used to live in Almaty, Kazakhstan: This is where we put our criminals in Norway … This is where we used to eat at KIMEP and the … Continue reading
ShareEven though the spring is here, the trees still has their nitting coat on. This is the «new» tagging in Oslo, the trees are all full of them. Or at least it is new to me. My sister told me … Continue reading
ShareHo ho ho, this is worth a blog post. And since it is about Kazakhstan it is on its right to be put on this blog. Rickey Martin is popular in Kazakhstan – especially after this… During a ski competition, … Continue reading