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
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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 gluten free vegetarians in Mongolia
One of the things we did on our summer vacation was visit a holistic health practitioner in San Diego. Before you roll your eyes, read my earlier post on Devin’s health issues and realize that these issues remained undiagnosed and persistent (if not worse) throughout the entire year, despite many trips to the hospital. The … Continue reading Two gluten free vegetarians in Mongolia
Back home in Mongolia
Approaching the airport We got back to Ulaanbaatar on Sunday, August 7, on a gorgeous summer evening. The approach to Ulaanbaatar’s new Chinggis Khan International Airport (not to be confused with the old Chinggis Khan International Airport) is stunning on a clear day. The green grass stretches out to the horizon, and as you get … Continue reading Back home in Mongolia
Bringing our dogs to Mongolia
In their winter gear Getting our dogs to Mongolia during the pandemic was an intense process. And we went through it two and a half times, even though we only brought them once. It multiplied the stress of our move tremendously because of the paperwork and the uncertainty. A few people have asked me about … Continue reading Bringing our dogs to Mongolia
Two Vegetarians in Mongolia 