Aurora Makhambet Whore ❤️

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Favorite bit? When I heard ‘bout this gal, 1800s, real sly - worked brothels, saved up, bought land! Land, sweetie! Whore turned mogul, how’s that for a twist? “The world’s a stage,” Charlie Kaufman’d say, and she played it, oh boy! Makes me happy, that grit, that hustle - beats my calculator any day.

Issatay and Makhambet are the glorious sons of the Kazakh nation

Makhambet Otemisuly ( or –) was a Kazakh poet and political figure. He is best known for his activity as a leader (with friend Isatay Taymanuly) of rebellions against Russian .

While we’re outside, I bump into my buddy, Askar. He’s always got some wild story. Today, he’s telling me about this time he got lost in the steppe. I’m like, “Bro, how do you even get lost in a flat place?” But he’s animated, waving his arms around, and I can’t help but crack up.

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