The first stop was the Bus Station—pardon the tautology)))—a small place for buses and bikes to arrive. The female dispatcher has a very funny voice, like something out of a sci-fi movie)))), and the next stop on our route was McDonald's. Oh, we stuffed ourselves there... I prefer McDonald's because you can be sure your food arrived on the tray straight from the grill, bypassing the floor, dirty hands, and all the other horrors of eating out. Having worked in an American kitchen as a cook, you'll understand my picky attitude toward this issue)))).

Next, one of the local attractions is a small square with colorful balls, much larger than bowling balls ;), a place visited by thousands of tourists... Of course, our girls couldn't resist either)/

Then, naturally, came a gorgeous beach—sand like semolina, a light breeze—the name of which is a breeze, clear water—if I were to describe the picture in general, we ended up in paradise).

The next outing into town turned out to be a "journey" in search of work—quite entertaining if you don't "speak" English ;). This is where my knowledge of local jobs came in handy (second-year students rule) :)—housekeepers, busboys, painters—work for basic English, and even then, they sometimes require work experience. For us, it's strange—working as maids, dishwashers, painters—but for America, everything starts small... And really, if you have the desire, you always get everything you want....

Our housemates were a Russian/Kazakh/Ukrainian-speaking group, and coming home from work, it was always nice to hear our native speech, and the Ukrainian "sho? Nu i sho? I sho teper?" .

But honestly, it's better to travel with a maximum of 2-3 friends, and it's better to pick up the rest along the way, preferably foreign-speaking ones—firstly, we develop international connections with people from different corners of the globe—in the sense of: we are from Kazakhstan, no, we don't live like in the Borat movie, and secondly, we went across the ocean for new experience, and experience needs to be acquired every day, even if you are sick and lying at home))).