tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257451432224360968.post4726930345151903690..comments2014-10-30T22:37:44.428-07:00Comments on Getting Kazakhified: Incident in Astanamashenkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06759250235373283726noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257451432224360968.post-30403630994629736672008-06-22T15:50:00.000-07:002008-06-22T15:50:00.000-07:00Hope Akerke is okay now. Poor thing. Sounds like...Hope Akerke is okay now. Poor thing. Sounds like it was definitely not a fair competition.Marie Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06040077437528680905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257451432224360968.post-6691017813803867552008-06-02T23:10:00.000-07:002008-06-02T23:10:00.000-07:00I have to admit the corruption on all levels was o...I have to admit the corruption on all levels was one of the hardest things for me to deal with. It starts so young too! I remember one of my teacher friends telling me that before one girl gave a presentation an administrator came in and told the judging teachers that the student's father had just offered to buy computers for the school and she was to receive an A. gold It is really sad though when it hurts the generally talented like here, or with the university gold medal scholarships when those with money can just buy the answers to the exams.Barbarossahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12468132792882086476noreply@blogger.com