“Kazakh students and their families gather to await that standardized test results that will determine whether they can enter into a local university; a loudspeaker resounds across the bare schoolyard as names are called and results handed out. Ulgii city, Mongolia, July 2009.”

Today’s street scene was sent in by our contributor in Kazakhstan, Celia.

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Where in the World is Mongolia?
Take Another Look at Kazakhstan
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About the author

Marie lives in Auckland, New Zealand but was born in the United States and is a dual-national. She has lived in five countries altogether but sees New Zealand as her real home base. She loves travel, and living in multi-cultural Auckland is the next best thing to being out there.