Well, it’s been a minute, hasn’t it? I’ve been wanting to write for months now, but I haven’t managed to. There is a lot going on, but it’s mainly been hard to write because I’ve been experiencing autistic burnout. Which for me amounts to bone-deep fatigue, loss of executive functioning, difficulty with communication (both written … Continue reading What’s been going on
Tag: Mongolia
Another year, another diet restriction
Actually, two. We’re now also dairy and soy free, in addition to being gluten-free vegetarians. We were anticipating this, and part of me wishes the doctor had run all the tests last summer, in 2022, so we could have done it all at once. But maybe it’s better to make these changes in stages. Removing … Continue reading Another year, another diet restriction
Spring 2023, in a nutshell
Open Day 2023 It’s been a long time since I’ve posted here. It’s been a long time since I’ve felt like writing. I have a lot to write about, but the last few months have been rough. Shortly after we got back from spring break in Thailand, I got sick with a bad case of … Continue reading Spring 2023, in a nutshell
How our world has gotten smaller
The other day I was talking to a student about all the travel I had hoped we would do within Mongolia, living here for three years. First, we were mentioning places we’d been, and I realized everything I was talking about was from our first stay here, four years ago. Then I was talking about … Continue reading How our world has gotten smaller
It’s Chinggis Khan’s birthday!
With the stainless steel Chinggis Khan in 2018 The day after, actually. Well, sort of. No one’s really sure when his birthday is, but there are some good guesses, and there is a customary holiday in November to commemorate it. The range seems to be November 8 to November 27, in the ten years since … Continue reading It’s Chinggis Khan’s birthday!
Working at a Mongolian university
Arriving at MIU before sunrise Next week is Chinggis Khan’s birthday, to be celebrated on November 24, which also happens to be the US holiday Thanksgiving. Mongolia International University (MIU) set its fall break to coincide with this national holiday and another national holiday, Republic’s Day, which falls on Saturday, November 26. Usually, we get … Continue reading Working at a Mongolian university
Noodling around town
I haven’t posted much about Mongolia in a while, and I want to get back to it. I have a lot of ideas to write about, but this fall got so wrapped up in health issues that I didn’t have much time to think about other things. But during the past few weeks, Devin and … Continue reading Noodling around town
More adventures in health care
It’s been over a year since we started trying to figure out what is ailing Devin. I went back to read the first post I wrote about what’s been happening, just to refresh my memory. We’re definitely not in the same place, but we haven’t made a huge amount of progress yet, either. We seem … Continue reading More adventures in health care
International schools and white savior complex
An ad at the old international airport; it reads "Empowering Students to Make a Difference" The other evening was Back to School Night at Devin’s school, and I had a thoroughly enjoyable evening. It was the first time I was able to attend one of these since 8th grade (they’re in 11th grade now). It … Continue reading International schools and white savior complex
Our first two weeks of gluten free eating in Mongolia
We’ve made it through the first two weeks without gluten pretty easily. We had one spectacular fail, where we tried to make a pizza using a pancake mix we brought from the US. It had all the ingredients of a flour mix used in a pizza recipe I found online, so I thought it could … Continue reading Our first two weeks of gluten free eating in Mongolia
Two Vegetarians in Mongolia 