Well life has been a bit frantic since we arrived back from Mongolia, but I know I owe the blog a few entries. After all, there are stories to tell. I’ve already told you about China (hot and humid, lots of Chinese food, and endless groups of people either taking or trying to take our [...]
The Train to UB
October 2nd, 2010 · 2 Comments
Tags: China · Mongolia · Travel · Uncategorized
Went to the country, ate a lot of mutton
August 12th, 2010 · 1 Comment
So earlier this week, we were scheduled to go visit some projects run by an NGO called FARM. We were to be guests of the Executive Director, a Mongolian Brad has met earlier, and all five of us were going. His vehicle couldn’t fit us all, so he arranged a mini-van. I agreed to pay [...]
Jackie Chan in Ulaanbaatar
July 31st, 2010 · No Comments
There will be travelogues of our time in China and our train trip to Mongolia soon, but those take a lot of work and a bunch of photo optimization. So for the time being, you’ll have to be satisfied with the news that we went to Karate Kid 2 today at the Urgoo Cinema. English [...]
Countdown to Mongolia
July 12th, 2010 · No Comments
We are T minus 8 days to departure for Mongolia. I think there’s not much left to do but pack and leave, except for all the other things that need doing. And the trouble with having someone housesit for you is that you have to leave the place clean when you leave. That’s way more [...]
Mongolia – Summer 2010
May 17th, 2010 · No Comments
As many of you know, our family makes a point of going overseas each year to volunteer in a developing country. You can read more about our 2008 and 2009 trips to Niger here, but this summer we are going to Mongolia. In Mongolia, we’ll work with a microfinance NGO that provides small business loans [...]
Tags: Mongolia
