Much to my dismay, we are getting a new consultant from our agency. After all, this will be our 4th one! I loved our last one! As we near the end, we want someone good. After speaking to our new consultant, my mind was set at ease. She seemed to be on top of things and was very nice. Plus, she gave us some great news! They have selected a region for us. . . .Altay! Yeah!
Here is a little bit about the region:
The name "Altay" (or "Altai") comes from Mongolian "Altan", which means "golden". Altay mountains are truly one of the nature's most marvelous gems, amazing by its diversity and beauty. Stretching for nearly 2000 km from north-west to south-east, Altai mountains form a natural border between the arid steppes of Mongolia and the rich taiga of Southern Siberia.
Three major factors make Altay mountains a recreational domain of great value: amazing natural diversity (various landscapes, climates, abundance of wildlife); thin population, historically nomadic (Mongolian and Kazakh ethnos), who have a very natural way of life; and remoteness from any industries (the region lives only for tourism and agriculture).
The modern population is a mixture of indigenous Altais and Russian settlers, some of the latter still leading in their villages the life of Old Believers, with strict rules and very much isolated from civilization.
Altai montains is a quite remote region. The closest big (more than 50,000 inhabitants) city is Gorno-Altaisk, located just at the beginning of Altai mountains, on Katun river. Slightly further is Biysk.
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The picture of you and the Thai baby is so precious! Let me know once you have worked on your "home work". I am so excited to see the quilts come together.
Here is the carrier I would use. My friend has one and she says it is very comfortable. It also folds up small if you want to take it on your trip. It is about $100 to buy, but there some tutorials out there so you can make one for a lot less.
http://www.parentingbynature.com/products.php?cat=107
Here is my friend "wearing" her girl who had a fever that day.
http://mommymita.blogspot.com/2008/02/coping.html
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