Fall-Break - Trip to OSH

Hello everybody.
Here are the most recent pictures from my trip to Osh, south of Kyrgyzstan. I visited my grannies who live in two different villages. These picture were taken when I was at my granny's from my mother's side and some from the Osh city

My family once or twice a year visits most of our relatives who live in the south. It is important to stay in touch with relatives in our life, it is a part of our culture, that's why we try to visit our relatives who live in villages at least once a year. This autumn practically in 5 days we(my two brothers & I) visited most of our relatives. In the picture above there are my granny and her two grandchildren and my four aunts(my mother's siblings) sitting next to me.
In this picture my aunt(my mother's youngest brother's wife) and my uncle (my grandfather's little brother's son) are preparing the dinner in the big pot full of meat. My aunt is washing the sheep's head before putting it into the boiling pot. Then the head is served to the most honored guests. And my uncle is just watching and controlling the fire.

In the picture below, you can see the way to cut a sheep. First the sheep is tied tightly in its legs, then one cuts its throat and lets the blood drain the body. After that the body is hang on its hinder leg and the skin is carefully taken off. The good skin serves several purposes. In the past people used them for clothing and households, however, nowadays people sell them. Then the body is divided in its joints into many parts, each part has its name and value. The most valueable is served to the eldest among the guests. The internal parts are used in making different meals.

Dona Iberia asked me if I helped to cut and if I ate meat. I helped to hung the body, it was heavy, and of cource I ate meat, because my uncle ordered to cut the sheep in honor of the guest. And as a guest I receive a big piece ofcooked meat.

Happy Birthday ISA!!!

Happy Birthday Isabella and Hi everybody!!!
Once again Isa, after a year, I wish you the best and the happiest life.

Everybody remembers the boat party we had last year and how much fun it was. Thanks to Ernest and Susan and their son for presenting us that wonderful time. I remember the beautiful evening around the Hamilton by the huge cruise ship. Then we had great time by the Hopkins(if it is wrong spelling please correct me) island. And we also met newfriends like Chelsea and Fiona.

For me it was the time when I got to know every exchange student better and they all became more than a friends.

And on that evening the idea of "mafiaman" was born. :)

Big Family Summer 2006

Hi again,
Here I wanted to share some pictures of my family from the summer vocation in the most gorgeous lake of Kyrgyzstan. There are many of us in the picture starting with my granny in the center, her two sons(my uncles) and others are all her grandchildren(but here are only 9 out of 39 granshildren).

This my granny sittng by the cottage we stayed in. My eldest brother made all of us happy by providing as with a great vocation in one of the best resorts around the Issyk-Kul(Warm-Lake) lake.
And this is my niece and I, when we were walking down to the beach.

The vocation was on the right time, after the university entrance exams. So I had some time to relax before starting my studies