Ivan starts transformation from Russian to Kaz

Dear All,
Just a brief update on our Southern Russia experiences.
But first the labels for the pictures.
1. Jan, Kezenia, Asia, BR Elena, Maria, Natasha
2. Where will He send us next?
3. Elena, Sergei, Jan BR Maria, Olga, Natasha, Tamara, Nadiezhda
4. Coffee break, Koneshna, of course.
We left St. P with no problem with our carry-ons. Of course once we boarded we realized why the last flight wouldn't let our bags in the cabin. The over head storage was extremely small. So we had our own personal foot rests, with knees above our heads. There is always a good reason for all rules. Well, no one that has visited Russia would agree with that.
Maria and Elena met us at the airport in Ekaterinburg. We had a few really good days with them, including a train ride to Omsk. Kezenia professed several years ago and is very faithful. Natasha is her neighbor and is very interested in Truth. Sergei is Olga's son. Olga professed years ago in Petitsi Fabrica with several others. When the workers get to her village above Omsk once a month they have meeting and her daughter Anya has started to take part. Nice!
There is good interest in both cities including Boris who professed years ago in Latvia. While in Omsk we also visited Lydia. We stayed with her in her apartment several years ago in Petitsi F.
Well, as usual our good times there with the girls had to come to an end so they loaded us another train.
Our border crossing went extremely well. While the border guards check everyone out of Russia the trainmen are busy adjusting the width of the wheels so the train can continue. Russia, years ago built wider tracks so the enemy couldn't come rolling in. The Russian guards were quite modern. They had a laptop computer to enter our data, names migration paperwork etc. The one carrying the laptop didn't know how to open it so I showed him the button. Later they came back and checked my passport again-just for practice for one of them. The Kazakhstan guards weren't as modern. They borrowed paper and a pen from Jan and dutifully recorded all.
Well this is it for today. Our days continue to be more than we deserve. Jan just reminded me that last year on my Birthday Jana P. made me a lemon pie-ummm. I think it will be carrot cake with Sergei, Aleya, Vika and Roma after meeting tomorrow.
Dos Vedanya Morrie