Paradise Lost:
I flew out of Bangkok at 1:30 a.m. Friday morning. It was in the 80s there.
At 11:30 a.m. I stepped off the plane in Ulaanbaatar, where it was snowing. On the taxi ride to the city I saw a store by the side of the road that read "fruits, vegetables."
They don't even know.
For almost two weeks I ate and drank pinapple, mango, papaya, coconut, watermelon and star fruit at every opportunity. Here I can get apples and oranges sometimes.
I won't put Mongolia down further...it is a fine country. It's just more pleasant in summer time.
I had a wonderful vacation, actually. One that has recharged my batteries and made me smile a lot. The ocean was wonderful, the sun was painful but wonderful, the people were amazing. I recommend Thailand to anyone, any day.
Now I am headed back to site where I will try to be a good teacher for the next three and a half months. I miss my neighbors and counterpart.
I'll catch up with you all in a month or two!
Love,
Carrie
I flew out of Bangkok at 1:30 a.m. Friday morning. It was in the 80s there.
At 11:30 a.m. I stepped off the plane in Ulaanbaatar, where it was snowing. On the taxi ride to the city I saw a store by the side of the road that read "fruits, vegetables."
They don't even know.
For almost two weeks I ate and drank pinapple, mango, papaya, coconut, watermelon and star fruit at every opportunity. Here I can get apples and oranges sometimes.
I won't put Mongolia down further...it is a fine country. It's just more pleasant in summer time.
I had a wonderful vacation, actually. One that has recharged my batteries and made me smile a lot. The ocean was wonderful, the sun was painful but wonderful, the people were amazing. I recommend Thailand to anyone, any day.
Now I am headed back to site where I will try to be a good teacher for the next three and a half months. I miss my neighbors and counterpart.
I'll catch up with you all in a month or two!
Love,
Carrie
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Hey, you're an M-16 then, right? I was an M-11 out in Ereentsav, Dornod (where I was told they no lonegr send people -- I caught up with batbayar and Chimgee when they cam eout to DC recently...). But I noticed you and Chris Miller (I think it is), and probably a few other people are maintaining pretty access to the inetrnet -- and that makes want to ask you two things.
1. Friends of Mongolia: How many in your group have heard of it? We're basically a group of Returned PCVs from Mongolia who are trying to manage small education projects to benefit the Ekh Oron. For instance: we have some funds, and would like to continue to generate more, for sending a Mongolian studnet from the khodoo to an ikh (or a deed) surguuli for 4 years (just tuition); and we'd like to have PCVs, maybe the next group help us monitor those; or to fund SPA projects for building schools or helping with education-related projects with you all, etc Anyhow, building the bridge between us khogshinuud out here in States and you ass-kickers out there in the field might really work if we can coordinate it. Do you think anyone would be interested. Check out www.friendsofmongolia.org or zap me back at ariel.wyckoff@gmail.com
2) If people are into mindless diversion, I started a Mongolia-interest discussion group on MySpace.com under "gadaadiin khun" -- again, totally second priority -- just a hobby and general waste of time, but...
OK, hope you find the time to respond. Pass the word on with Friends of Mongolia!!
-Ariel
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