Or here shoveling - another day on the job...
18 August 2015
a week in the desert
Big skies. Vast plains. Epic mountains. There aren't enough adjectives to describe the milieu of Mongolia, a place where it feels like it is one of the last untouched frontiers, anywhere.
A look at some of the service work and cultural activities - from textile tutorials to camel milking.
Or here shoveling - another day on the job...
Hair washing, finally!
Or here shoveling - another day on the job...
the village of sogoog
Nine year old Kazahk twins, always wearing their respective blue and greens
We stayed in the small village of Sogoog for the better part of a
week, and it was there that work with a locally run NGO began. Teaching
English, building a house and tending gardens in an effort to provide a
more balanced diet to the typical meat-and-dairy heavy diet of the
nomads were some of the service projects designed in
consultation with herding families, village elders and small towns in
the region. Beautiful and generous people.
The best little dancer around
Our ger homes
We stayed in the small village of Sogoog for the better part of a
week, and it was there that work with a locally run NGO began. Teaching
English, building a house and tending gardens in an effort to provide a
more balanced diet to the typical meat-and-dairy heavy diet of the
nomads were some of the service projects designed in
consultation with herding families, village elders and small towns in
the region. Beautiful and generous people.
to ulgii and beyond
Headed west after flying into Ulgii from Ulaan Bataar, the country's only Muslim and Kazakh province (and sharing borders with Russia and China).
Our amazing Soviet era vans:
Camel riding fun
The province is famous for the traditional hunting method using trained eagles (similar to how trained falcons hunt)
Our amazing Soviet era vans:
The 'road'
09 August 2015
terelj national park
A short drive from UB, Terelj National Park is one of the most
well-known parks in central Mongolia, famous for its unique rock
formations and valley views.
A visit to the largest horse statue in the world, of Chinngis (Genghis) Khan:
The first sighting of many gers
Vegetable tsuivan, a fried noodle and meat dish
Hanging out in the ger - so called a ger instead of a yurt because of the felt-lined walls. The original mobile home, gers have been part of the Mongolian nomadic lifestyle for thousands of years, and still seen throughout the country.
Hanging out in the ger - so called a ger instead of a yurt because of the felt-lined walls. The original mobile home, gers have been part of the Mongolian nomadic lifestyle for thousands of years, and still seen throughout the country.
Cave exploration
22 July 2015
the open road
I am in Mongolia; looking forward to writing and posting more, once back on the grid! Until then~
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