Ulan Work Group

Posted by Sara Coggins, Kids Connection Manager

The Ulan work group has had to learn the phrase "be flexible" that we encourage all our delegates to keep in mind as they prepare to travel.  Due to many different complications, they will now be working with an orphanage in Vanofka and a group of youth with Cerebral Palsy from our office in Shymkent (two different three day camps).  This group has done a great job adapting to all the changes.  On this blog, we will probably still refer to them as the Ulan work group because that is what they were referred to as they prepared for their trip over here. 

The Ulan work group arrived in Almaty yesterday (Monday) morning.  Although they were tired (especially after a long layover in Amsterdam), they didn't have any problems on their flights.  They traveled to Taraz and arrived in the early afternoon.  After lunch, a tour of the office, and an orientation meeting, they went to their host homes.  Most of our delegates stay in the home of a Kazakhstani family, so that they can experience the culture and hospitality of the people that surround us each day. Today (Tuesday) will be a day of planning, since all of the planning that has been done previously will have to be adjusted as we have had to change the focus of this group. 

We will be trying to update this post every couple days in order to let you know what they have done during their time here (although this may be challenging due to a lack of internet at two of our locations).  As a result, we may end up posting (especially pictures) for several days at a time.