Learn to sew

Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Friday, May 27, 2011

This week marked the end of this quarter's After School Activities. My activity was excitingly entitled "Learn to Sew," but nonetheless I had seven students sign up. Despite the challenging project I chose for them, my students did a great job learning to sew. It was great fun!

Spring flowers at last

North of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Sunday, May 22, 2011

Finally I saw my first spring flowers today on a drive we took north of Ulaanbaatar. Things are still barely green here but, at last, a flower!

Out to lunch, sort of

Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

Saturday, May 21, 2011

Off on a crazy round of food shopping and found just enough time and energy to climb to the top of Nomin Department store for an early lunch in the employee's cafeteria. My favorite piroshki weren't on offer so I tried the fried egg sandwich (with coleslaw on raisin bread). With a glass of seabuckthorn juice. Sounds weird maybe, but actually it was incredibly tasty.

Still snowing

Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Friday, May 6, 2011

Although this winter in Mongolia was NOTHING compared to last winter, we are still getting snow in Ulaanbaatar. It covers everything in a light layer and then melts in a few hours, but snow it is.

I long for green!