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1 | Azerbaijan: Looking in from the outside | Azerbaijan: Fomba fijery avy ety ivelany. |
2 | Photo from http://shekiazerbaijan.blogspot.com/ | Sary nalaina tao amin'ny http://shekiazerbaijan.blogspot.com/ |
3 | In an extended blog post, for example, Meaning Full details its experience of Azerbaijan, the oil-rich former Soviet republic in the South Caucasus, and touches upon many aspects of life from culture and identity to thoughts on Islam and gender. | Ho an'ireo izay mipetraka any amin'ny firenena somary miavaka amin'ny rehetra, dia maro ireo zavatra azo raisina ho tena misy tokoa. Nefa raha ny hafa avy any ivelany no mahita izany voalohany, dia matetika izy ireo mahita loko sy fomba amam-panao hafa. |
4 | | Vokatr'izany dia mahafantatra zava-baovao izy ireo. |
5 | | Tao anatin'ny lahatsoratra famelabelarana iray ohatra, i Meaning Full (Misy lanjany) dia mamelabelatra ny fiainana tao Azerbaijan, ny repoblika tao anatin'ny Sovietika teo aloha any Kaokazy Atsimo, manan-karena ara-tsolika, tany atsimon'ny Kaokazy ary miresaka mikasika ny endriky ny fiainana eo amin'ny lafiny kolotsaina sy ny zava-drehetra momba ny fandinihana ny Silamo ary ny maha-lahy na vavy. |
6 | The Portuguese blogger says that at times she felt as if in a fairy tale. | Nilaza ilay Portigey iray mpitoraka blaogy hoe nahatsiaro tena ohatran'ny tany anaty angano izy tamin'ireny fotoana ireny. |
7 | I just could not imagine that to some extent I'd feel like Alice in Wonderland in this journey into a brand new country for me. | Tsy azoko an'eritreritra mihitsy ny zava-drehetra fa ndeha hatao hoe sahala amin'i Alice nivahiny tany amin'ny Tanin'ny Nofy (Alice au pays des Merveilles) aho mankany amin'ny firenena izay mbola vaovao be amiko. |
8 | In fact, many things simply don't work under the same logic as I'm used to, but it is still a wonderful country with fine, warm, welcoming people. […] | Ny marina dia maro tokoa ireo zavatra tsy mahazatra ahy, kanefa dia mahafinaritra foana ity firenena ity nohon'ny hatsaram-panahin'ny vahoakany sy ny hafanana ary ny fahaizany mandray olona. […] |
9 | Something that becomes obvious - at least in the interior Azerbaijan villages, […] is the abundance, the prevalence, the concentration of men. | Ny zavatra hitako soritra mazava tsara - ao amin'io tanànan'i Azerbaijan io, […] dia ny habetsahana, ny fandresen'ny lahy amin'ny isa, ary ny fitobian'izy ireo. |
10 | Men, men, men everywhere. | Lehilahy, lehilahy, lehilahy, na aiza na aiza aleha. |
11 | Few women on the streets, few women doing things, at least outside, very few in hotel jobs. […] | Vitsy ireo vehivavy hita eny an-dalana, vitsy ireo vehivavy manao zavatra, raha any ivelany indray, dia mbola vitsy koa ireo miasa amin'ny hotely. […] |
12 | Azerbaijan seems to want fiercely to be a modern country. | Toa maniry mafy ho lasa firenena mivoatra ny vahoaka ao Azerbaijan . |
13 | I felt it for several times, in several details. | Efa imbetsaka aho no nahatsapa izany ary teo amin'ny sehatra maro ihany koa. |
14 | It seems the government and the official structures want to get the pace and “catch the train” of the outside world. | Toa ohatran'ny miezaka ny manatratra ny fizotry ny fiainan'ireo any ivelany sy “miezaka manenjika ny hafangainam-pandehan'ny lamasinina any ivelany” ny governemanta sy ny rafitra ampiasain'ireo mpitondra. |
15 | Azerbaijan is assumed to be a “moderate Islamic” country. | Noraisina ho toy ny firenena “Islamika tony fihetsika” i Azerbaijan. |
16 | One of the first things I asked Rachad, our Azeri guide, was how should I dress. | Ny zavatra voalohany indrindra nanontaniako an'i Rachad, ilay mpanoro lalana anay avy any Azeri, dia ny hoe tokony ohatran'ny ahoana ny fomba fiakanjoko. |
17 | Short trousers? | Pataloha fohy ve? |
18 | Could I ware t-shirts without sleeves? | Tokony hanao t-shirts tsy misy tanany ve aho? |
19 | Azerbaijan is a modern country, he answered! | Hoy izy namaly ahy hoe Azerbaijan dia firenena mivoatra! |
20 | Nevertheless, the blogger also admits to having some concerns regarding safety before her arrival, but says that they disappeared once on the ground. | Na izany aza, dia nahatsapa ny mpitoraka bilaogy iray fa niahiahy ny fisian'ny olana teo amin'ny resaka fandriampahalemana izy talohan'ny nahatongavany, nefa nilaza izy fa toa tsy hita tampoka izany nony injay tonga tao amin'io firenena io izy. |
21 | Although identifying some of the problems typical for a patriarchal and moderately Islamic country, she was fascinated by the vibrant rays of the capital Baku and its residents. | Ary na dia nahatsapa ny olana sasany mpahazo ny firenena Islamika mampihatra ny fanjakan-dehilahy sy tony fihetsika aza izy, dia nahavariana azy ny fientanentanan'i Baku renivohitra sy ny mponina ao aminy. |
22 | When coming to the capital of Azerbaijan, Baku, I had no idea of how it would be. | Raha nankao an-drenivohitr'i Azerbaijan, Baku, aho dia tsy azoko an-tsaina mihitsy hoe ohatran'ny ahoana re izany e. |
23 | I had been worried if I could be safely walking alone in the city or not. | Somary niahiahy aho ny amin'ny hoe afaka handeha irery am-pilaminana ao anatin'io tanàna io ve aho sa tsia. |
24 | My worries vanished, when my colleague Farida kindly offered to a guided tour. | Nisinda teo ny ahiahiko, raha nanolo-tena an-kalemem-panahy ilay namako antsoina hoe Farida mba hitarika ny lalàko. |
25 | I had the opportunity to see the pleasure of the walking zones of the city. | Nanam-bitana aho ary afaka nankafy ireo faritra natokana handehandehanana tao amin'io tanàna io. |
26 | So many women and children, families walking by, relaxed and simply enjoying the city. | Maro dia maro tokoa ireo zaza amam-behivavy sy ny mpianakavy mandehandeha ao, maka aina sy mankafy ny hatsaran'io tanàna io. |
27 | So many water games and fresh gardens, and by night so many people walking by the long water front of the calm Caspian Sea. | Maro ireo rano mifantsitsitra sy ny zaridaina madio tsara ery, ary amin'ny alina dia maro ireo olona no mandehandeha eny amoron'iny ranomasin'i Caspian izay tony sy midadasika ary lava dia lava iny. |
28 | […] I felt the beat of a city that moves and breaths collectively, where people truly enjoy their own city. | […] Henoko ny famindran'ity tanàna ity rehefa mamindra sy miaina izy, tena mankafy io tanànany io ny mponina ao aminy. |
29 | Many foreigners in the country do, however, often raise the issue of gender roles. | Maro ireo vahiny ao amin'io firenena io no mbola mametraka hatrany ilay olana eo amin'ny fitsinjarana ny andraikitry ny lahy sy ny vavy. |
30 | Relaying an experience with the matriarch of the family she live with, and affectionately calling her ‘mom,' Making Wool from Eggs, the blog of a Peace Corps Volunteer (PCV) in Azerbaijan, notes the expections society has of its women. | Mampifandray ny zavatra niainany niaraka tamin'ny loham-pianakaviana izay vehivavy tao amin'ny tokantrano iray nipetrahany, ary izay nantsoiny am-pitiavana hoe ‘reniko' izy. Making Wool from Eggs, izay bilaogin'ny vondrona mpilatsaka an-tsitrapo hampanjaka ny filaminana (Peace Corps Volunteer - PCV) tao Azerbaijan, dia nanazava ny zavatra rehetra andrasan'ny fiaraha-monina amin'ny vehivavy ao aminy. |
31 | […] The week before Thanksgiving I decided to make a preliminary pie for my family. | […] Herinandro mialoha ny fankalazana ny ‘ Thanksgiving' dia tapa-kevitra ny hanamboatra ‘tarte' aho ho an'ny fianakaviako. |
32 | […] When we got to my house, I start making the dough, and Alise starts peeling the apples. | […] Nony tonga tany an-tranoko izahay, dia nanomboka nikarakara ilay paty aho, ary nanomboka namaofy ny paoma i Alise. |
33 | My mom watched us intently and was very impressed with my abilities to make and roll out dough. | Nijery fatratra anay ny reniko ary tena sondriana izy mahita ny fahaizako sy ny hakingako mamolavola ilay paty. |
34 | She was so impressed in fact, that she remarked “You can do something!” | Tena variana tokoa izy, ary nilaza tamiko izy : “Mahavita zavatra ianao!” |
35 | […] She told me that I was “ready for marriage.” | […] Niteny tamiko izy fa “efa vonona ho amin'ny fanambadiana aho.” |
36 | Here, when a woman learns to cook, she is ready to marry and cook for her husband However, my friend Alise is not ready for marriage. | Aty rehefa mianatra ny nahandro ny vehivavy iray dia efa vonona hanambady izy izay ary vonona hahandro sakafo ho an'ny vadiny. Ary ilay namako Alise dia tsy mbola vonona ho amin'ny fanambadiana. |
37 | My mom does not like the way she peels apples. […] | Tsy dia azoazon'ny reniko ny fomba famoasany paoma. […] |
38 | Even so, foreigners in the country are also taken with how refreshingly simple life in Azerbaijan can appear Dream it, Plan it and Do it! , another PCV blog, for example, shares its thoughts on the lifestyle compared to back home in the U.S.. | Ankoatr'izay koa, nazavaina ireo vahiny eto amin'ny firenena hoe afaka iainana amin'ny endriny tsotra indrindra ny fiainana ao Azerbaijan. Nofiso izany, Kasao ary tanteraho! , bilaogy iray hafa koa an'ny PCV , ohatra, dia nizara ny fomba fijeriny ny endriky ny fiainana raha oharina amin'ny an'ireo mponina any Etazonia. |
39 | Every day, I have time to read, to write, to work, to cook breakfast, lunch and dinner. | Isan'andro dia manana fotoana hamakiana boky aho, hanoratana, hiasana, handrahoana sakafo maraina, sakafo atoandro sy hariva. |
40 | I have time for my daily exercise, to shop in the bazaar and I even have time to bake a cake. | Manana fotoana aho hanaovana fanatanjahan-tena isan'andro, hiantsenana eny amin'ny bazary ary mbola manana fotoana ihany koa aho hanamboarana mofomamy. |
41 | My working hour at the bank is from 9:30am to 4:00pm. | Ny ora fiasako any amin'ny banky dia manomboka amin'ny 9:30 maraina ka hatramin'ny 4 ora hariva. |
42 | There are no deadlines, no pressure, no boss to make my life miserable and definitely no work on the weekends. | Tsy misy fe-potoana farany, tsy misy faneriterena, tsy misy sefo izay manelingelina ny fiainanao ary tsy misy mihitsy ny fiasàna amin'ny faran'ny herinandro. |
43 | In terms of material things and luxury life style, I admit, I have none. […] | Raha eo amin'ny lafiny fananan-javatra mihaja sy ny fomba fiainan'ny mpanan-karena indray dia manaiky aho hoe tsy manana na inona na inona. […] |
44 | But it is this simply life that makes me very healthy and fulfilling. | Kanefa io fiainana tsotsotra io no mahasalama ahy sy mahasambatra ahy. |
45 | I look at the mirror in the morning, the high humidity of this country makes my wrinkles disappear, my daily exercise keeps me strong, a well balanced, greasy free, and cholesterol free diet keeps me in good shape. | Mijery fitaratra aho amin'ny maraina, dia hitako mihamanjavona ny ketroketrona amin'ny hoditro nohon'ny hamandoana be loatra eto amin'ity firenena ity, mampatanjaka ahy ny fanatanjahan-tena ataoko isan'andro, ny fahaizako mandanjalanja tsara ny fihinanana zavatra matavy sy ny sakafo be menaka dia manampy ahy tsara hitazona ny bikako. |
46 | Last but not least, a stress free environment helps me to maintain an optimistic altitude. I feel younger and happier each day. | Zavatra farany nefa manan-danja indrindra ny fiaraha-monina tsy misy rarintsaina dia manampy ahy hanana fanantenana hatrany sy hanana fomba fijery mankamin'ny lafin-javatra tsara hatrany eo amin'ny fiainana. |
47 | Perhaps I am in fact living in a dream. […] | Mahatsapa tena ho mihatanora sy mihasambatra lalandava aho isan'andro. |
48 | A Peace Corps Volunteer chooses from dried fruit offerings at a local market in Azerbaijan. | Mety miaina anaty nofy angamba aho. […] Mpirotsaka an-tsitrapo iray avy amin'ny PCV nisafidy voankazo namainina teo amin'ny tsenan'i Aberbaijan. |
49 | On a similar note, on From the Land of Fire blog, a former PCV also recalls good memories of living in Azerbaijan for more than 3 years and that this time spent has reshaped her priorities in a life. | Ao anatin'ny lahatsoratra iray mitovitovy amin'io, ao amin'ny blaogy izay mitondra ny lohateny hoe ‘ Any amin'ny tanin'ny afo, mpirotsaka an-tsitrapo taloha iray tao amin'ny PCV dia namerimberina ireo fahatsiarovana nahafinaritra azy indrindra nandritra ny 3 taona mahery niainany tao Azerbaijan ary tao anatin'ireo fotoana ireo no nametrahany ireo zava-drehetra laharam-pahamehany indrindra eo amin'ny fiainana. |
50 | […] I find I miss so many little things about Azerbaijan that I'm feeling frustrated adjusting to life in the US. | […] Hitako hoe maromaro ihany ireo zavatra madinidinika ahalahelovako an'i Azerbaijan ary somary malahelo aho raha manao fanoharana izany amin'ny fiainana any Etazonia. |
51 | I often feel out of place here now that I've spent so long overseas. | Matetika dia mahatsapa tena ho tsy eto an-toerana aho satria ela dia ela mihitsy no niainako tany am-pitan-dranomasina. […] |
52 | I miss the cheap fresh produce every day. | Malahelo ny vokatra izay vaovao sy mora vidy isan'andro aho . |
53 | I miss the rusty, old, ridiculously fast driving public transportation that took me anywhere I wished to go in the city for only .20 qepik. | Malahelo ireo fiara mpitatitra vahoaka izay ratsy endrika sy efa tonta aho sy ny fomba fitondran'ny mpamily fiara izay miridana mafy tsy amin'antony kanefa mahatonga ahy any amin'izay tanana rehetra tiako aleha amin'ny sarany 0.20 qepik fotsiny. |
54 | […] I miss having a job, a place to go where I feel valuable, and feel like my work is important and means something. | […] Manimanina ny fananako anton'asa iray aho, toerana iray aleha ahafahako maneho ny lanjako sy ny hasiko, ary ahatsapako hoe manan-danja sy misy dikany ny asako. |
55 | I miss my boss and my counterparts at work. | Manimanina ny lehibeko sy ireo mpanenjika ahy any am-piasana aho. |
56 | I miss having someplace to go every day. | Malahelo ny toerana alehako isan'andro aho. |
57 | […] I miss feeling connected to my community. | […] Ary malahelo ny fihavanana nananako tamin'ny mpiara-belona amiko aho. |
58 | Sometimes we here in America tend to think that life is so much better here than it is in other places. | Matetika izahay mponina aty Amerika dia manana fahazarana hieritreritra hoe tsaratsara kokoa ny fiainana eto noho ny any amin'ny toeran-kafa. |
59 | […] Honestly, I felt, and still do, that life in Azerbaijan was more simple. | […] Nefa amim-pahatsorana no ilazako fa nahatsapa aho ary mbola mahatsapa hatramin'izao fa tsotsotra kokoa ny fiainana any Azerbaijan. |
60 | It gave me a chance to learn to love my job, figure out what my passions are, and gave me a chance to enjoy life and everything in it. | Fotoana iray nianarako nitia ny asako ny nitoerako tany, nahafahako namantatra ireo zavatra tiako indrindra eo amin'ny fiainako, ary fotoana nahaizako nankafy ny fiainana sy ireo zavatra rehetra ao anatiny. |
61 | I'm feeling a little “homesick” for Azerbaijan. | Somary nahatsapa “alahelo ny tanindrazana” kely ho an'i Azerbaijan aho. |
62 | True, life in a country such as Azerbaijan for a foreigner can be more privileged than for most locals who still lead difficult lives in other ways, but they also offer a colorful image of life which is sometimes taken for granted and forgotten by many during an often painful period of transition. | Eny tsy azo lavina fa ho an'ireo vahiny, ny fiainana any amin'ny firenena toa an'i Azerbaijan dia mora kokoa ny ahitana tombontsoa raha oharina amin'ny ankamaroan'ireo mponina ao an-toerana izay mbola miaina anaty fahasahiranana hatrany, kanefa mampiseho ny lokon'ny fiainana izy ireo izay matetika noheverina ho zo ary adino avy eo nandritra ny fotoan-tsarotra tamin'ny tetezamita. |