What has been happening...
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| City Day was not long ago. It was a cold but beautiful night out. |
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| During the Summer I taught English at a kid's camp. |
Buluus...
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| In order to cross the Lena River, it is necessary to take a barge. It was a beautiful day. |
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| The barge in use. |
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| This is Buluus: A glacier about 4 hours by car away from Yakutsk. I was there in the middle of July! How it manages to stay frozen through the summer, I don't know. It was such a fascinating sight. The water from the springs around the glacier was so clean. I brought some home to drink. |
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| It was a warm day, but rainy as well. The glacier was melting, but they say it keeps it's size generally. One of the Father's creations that fascinates me. |
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| Yes, you can stand on it. One guy that came with us decided to take a bath in the stream next to the glacier. |
The Lena Pillars...
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| On the boat on the way to the Lena Pillars, a set of cliffs that the people here are very proud of. |
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| These are the cliffs! Amazing creation! |
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| The boat that we arrived on. It took 18 hours to make the trip. |
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| Once again, a rainy day. Not real cold. |
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| The group that I made the trip to the Lena Pillars with. Almost all of them were German, with the exception of a guy from Holland and our guide, who was a local lady. |
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| The Amazing Pillars. I loved to just stand on board the boat and stare in wonder at the pillars. |
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| Ok, I am afraid of heights, and somehow I managed to get on top of this brick wall long enough for the photo to be taken. |
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| I taught English at another English camp in town for the month of July when I wasn't studying Russian at the university. It was quite a challenge, and I learned a lot. It was a great joy to interact with the kids. |
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| My Russian teacher from last year. Her and I hit it off and have continued to spend time together. I thank the Father for her. |
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| What do the kids do in the summer when it is hot out? This is certainly an option! Right in the middle of town. |
The Longest Day of the year... June 21st typically here.
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| The Longest Day celebration. It was hot and sunny out. Everyone gets together to celebrate the longest day of the year. Foreigners are all over the place it seems. It was a beautiful day. |
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| Some of the local costumes of the people |
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| Some friends that were with me at the celebration. Everyone looks nice and some wear their local dress. |
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| The tables at the celebration are full of food. From fried fish on sticks to horse meat to horse milk, all sorts of salads, and of course... |
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| Salamat - a kind of porridge made from flour and butter. It tastes like eating floury lard, if you can imagine it. |
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| Extra large versions of the "cup" they drink mare's milk out of. |
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| The people worshiping the sun as it rises at 4am the day after the big celebration. |
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| It was a beautiful sunrise! I did stay up all night with the people to see the sun rise. |
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| After the sun rose, the people did a circle dance in celebration. |
