Some green! I started this post on Earth Day, April 22, but didn’t get very far. But since April is Earth Month, or, as I am fond of saying (to my daughter’s irritation sometimes), “Every day is Earth Day,” it’s not too late to post. Also, it’s still Earth Day in the USA as I’m … Continue reading Earth Day reflections from Ulaanbaatar: The balance of humans and nature in Mongolia
Expat Kids: Living the Mobile Life
At the end of orientation day. She wants you to know she's not really that excited. Just photobombing. It’s been a while since I woke up with writing on my mind. There are many things I want to write about, but I’ve been in the midst of a period of exhaustion. I needed a little … Continue reading Expat Kids: Living the Mobile Life
Tomorrow, Thailand: Setting off, and offsetting
In around 12 hours my daughter and I will be heading for the airport for our spring break in Thailand. I feel like I earned this break; I am wiped out from teaching the make-up classes on top of the regular classes and doing all the planning so that everything goes smoothly. It’s not even … Continue reading Tomorrow, Thailand: Setting off, and offsetting
Being an American abroad right now
March 15, 2019 I started writing this last weekend, but I wasn’t able to finish it. With my teaching load, I find that I write much less than I could earlier in the year, but I am still trying to get out one post a week. This one is a little more introspective than I’ve … Continue reading Being an American abroad right now
Getting our hair cut in Ulaanbaatar
Hair cuts! I hate getting my hair cut. Hate it. Almost as much as the dentist, really, but for different reasons. It’s too much close contact with (usually) a stranger for too long a period of time, and I start to get self-conscious about the weirdest things. These days, it’s the stubble under my chin … Continue reading Getting our hair cut in Ulaanbaatar
How to name your apartment complex in Ulaanbaatar
River Garden I just got back from dropping Emma off at a friend’s house for Sunday afternoon. By “dropping off,” I mean riding over with her in a taxi, walking her up to the apartment, and then riding home. A taxi will pick her up later. We decided next time she could do it on … Continue reading How to name your apartment complex in Ulaanbaatar
An energy efficient house in Ulaanbaatar
Down a narrow dirt lane off a chaotic intersection in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, lives a man many people would regard as eccentric. He is Froit VanderHarst, originally from the Netherlands, but he has lived in Mongolia for 12 years now. I found out about him through a student of mine who interviewed him for a Mongolian … Continue reading An energy efficient house in Ulaanbaatar
